Amazing, a prinzen size PlM.....

[medalnet]

...I guess everybody can learn new things every day. I just found this beautifull prinzen size PlM on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13965&item=6532819 535&rd=1

The seller says, quote: "This is a really nice and rarely found example of an Imperial German Blue max"Pour le Merite", in prinzen size. This piece was issued for wear with the "walking out" dress tunic. 1 3/8" (45 mm) wide medal is stamped "935 W" (silver content) near the suspension ring. The suspension wire itself is marked "800". Complete with a very nice ribbon of silver wire woven into black silk."

They were really close to the mandatory 938 marking when they made it. So close !!!!

[Tim Tezer]

I've seen a number of these in the last year or two - but curiously never before that. I wonder why that is?

I guess the royal princes had to wear so many neck decorations on their walking out tunics, that prinzen sized examples were required to fit them all.

Tim

[stogieman]

You guys........

........ are killing me on this one!

[RichW.]

Prinzin PLM

OK, I'll ask the obvious. I've never seen nor heard of one, but I'm no expert. Is there ANY historical evidence that such a piece was made and/or awarded?

[Daniel Cole]

I think Der Rittmeister sold one of these once a while back.

[Tim Tezer]

OK, I'll ask the obvious. I've never seen nor heard of one, but I'm no expert. Is there ANY historical evidence that such a piece was made and/or awarded?

In a word... no.

[Tim Tezer]

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[stogieman]

But Tim...

.. he's a "dealer-God"....

[Daniel Cole]

I think this would make an excellent key chain hanger!

[Stephen Previtera]

An excellent key chain hanger. Good one . Or attached to a display case of Prussian Orders. Or a hat pin. If I could find out where they are made I'd order ten of them. A watch fob perhaps, or the clip at the end of my baby daughters binky.
Since it is a Prinzen, at 15 months-old our little peach might look good even wearing it.
SP