Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour-Le-Mérite, Medal For Art And Science, Miniature, C.1960 GTRexclude where it battled the British

where it battled the British destroyer Glowworm

the cross consisting of a silver cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a silver ribbed border

41" (Bekleidungsamt 41 = Clothing Department 1941)

which dived down and seemed to crash

and a Karabiner 98 service rifle and it’s bayonet placed diagonally across the badge

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour-Le-Mérite, Medal For Art And Science, Miniature, C.1960 GTRexclude where it battled the British(Orden Pour le Mrite fr Wissenschaft und Knste Miniatur). Instituted 31 May 1842 by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1842 present issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a blue enameled ring with crowns at the cardinal points, around a central raised Hohenzollern style eagle with mirrored monograms of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm IV at the cardinal points, the twelve oclock arm with a chain suspension, unmarked, measuring 16. 53 mm