Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 24840 Squadron Leader Hubert Gerard

24840 Squadron Leader Hubert Gerard O'Kelly was cited for a King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in the New Years Honours 1946

1941 the “Orion” landed in Bordeaux after 511 days at sea

It is constructed of fine

the buttons fed through two reinforced button holes

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Pour le Mérite for Science and Art in Gold, c. 1865 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 24840 Squadron Leader Hubert Gerard(Orden Pour le Mrite fr Wissenschaft und Kunst). Instituted 31 May 1842 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1842 present issue). A fine Pour le Mrite for Science and Art, constructed of 18K Gold with enamels, the obverse consisting of a central medallion bearing a raised Prussian imperial eagle wielding an orb and sceptre, circumscribed by mirrored monograms of King Friedrich II, in turn surrounded by a ring finished in blue enamels, bearing a gilt