Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, By Godet, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity An American 26th Infantry Operation

An American 26th Infantry Operation Iraqi Freedom Excellence in Combat Medal - Bronze washed alloy metal withe enamels

dated 24 September 1943

with a metal core

In Silver with Gold plating and red and white enamels

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, By Godet, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity An American 26th Infantry Operation(Pour le Mrite). Instituted in June 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia. In gilded silver, presenting as a blue enamelled Maltese cross, with four open beaked eagles between the cross arms, each carefully hand etched and detailed and held solidly in their respective positions, the obverse centre with the crowned monogram F for Friedrich on the top cross arm and the name Pour le M rite starting from the left cross arm to the right ending on the bottom arm,