{"product_id":"1992-150year-anniversary-of-order-of-merit-pnc-1-2oz-62-5-ag-germany","title":"1992 150year Anniversary of Order of Merit, PNC 1\/2oz, 62.5%Ag Germany","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003ePour le Mérite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e also informally known as the Blue Max after German \u003ca title=\"World War I\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eWWI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Flying ace\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_ace\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eflying ace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Max Immelmann\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Immelmann\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eMax Immelmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, is an \u003ca title=\"Order of merit\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_merit\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eorder of merit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e established in 1740 by \u003ca title=\"Frederick the Great\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_the_Great\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eKing Frederick II of Prussia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Alongside the extinct \u003ca title=\"Order of the Black Eagle\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_Black_Eagle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eOrder of the Black Eagle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Order of the Red Eagle\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_Red_Eagle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eOrder of the Red Eagle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca title=\"House Order of Hohenzollern\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_Order_of_Hohenzollern\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eHouse Order of Hohenzollern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the award was one of the \u003ca title=\"Kingdom of Prussia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Prussia\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eKingdom of Prussia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's most significant, with the Pour le Mérite itself being the highest order of \u003ca title=\"Courage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courage\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ebravery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ca title=\"Officer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Officer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eofficers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of all ranks, and the highest recognition of civilian accomplishment awarded by the Prussian Crown. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSeparated into two classes, each with their own designs, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003ePour le Mérite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e was awarded as both a military and civil honour. While the military class has been extinct since the abolition of the \u003ca title=\"Monarchy of Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monarchy_of_Germany\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eGerman Monarchy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the civil honour continues to be awarded by the \u003ca title=\"Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germany\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eGerman state\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at the oversight of the \u003ca title=\"Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Government_Commissioner_for_Culture_and_the_Media\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eMinister of State for Culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and discretion of the \u003ca title=\"President of Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Germany\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eFederal President\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003ePour le Mérite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e was awarded as a recognition of extraordinary personal achievement, rather than as a general marker of social status or a courtesy-honour, although certain restrictions of social class and military rank were applied. The order was secular, and membership endured for the remaining lifetime of the recipient, unless renounced or revoked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eNew awards of the military class ceased with the end of the Prussian monarchy in November 1918. German author \u003ca title=\"Ernst Jünger\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernst_J%C3%BCnger\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eErnst Jünger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, who died in 1998, was the last living recipient of the military class award. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 474.9pt; margin-left: -7.1pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" width=\"633\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 474.9pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap width=\"633\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eA civil class for merits in sciences, humanities, and arts was established in 1842 by King \u003ca title=\"Frederick William IV of Prussia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_William_IV_of_Prussia\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eFrederick William IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The civil class was revived as an independent organization in 1923 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003ePour le Mérite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: DE;\" lang=\"DE\"\u003efür Wissenschaften und Künste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e). Instead of the King of Prussia, the President of Germany acted as head of the order. After the \u003ca title=\"Second World War\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the civil class was re-established in 1952. It is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pour_le_M%C3%A9rite#Civil_class\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ethis manifestation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003ePour le Mérite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e that remains active. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003ePour le Mérite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e is an order into which a person is admitted, like the United Kingdom's \u003ca title=\"Order of the British Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_British_Empire\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eOrder of the British Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and is not simply a \u003ca title=\"Medal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca title=\"State decoration\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_decoration\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003estate decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1992, Germany issued a 10 Deutsche Mark (62.5%Ag, 15.5g), commemorative coin and a 100-pfennig postage stamp to mark the 150th Anniversary of the civil class of the Pour Le Merite (for science and arts), which was founded in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia. This PNC recognises the recipient, Alexander Von Humboldt. Alexander von Humboldt served as the first Chancellor of the civil class of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bundespraesident.de\/EN\/role-and-functions\/honours-and-decorations\/order-pour-le-merite\/order-pour-le-merite_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOrder Pour le Mérite\u003c\/a\u003e for Sciences and the Arts, appointed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia. He was also a recipient of the order himself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eA rare numismatic and historical item, and while the coin surfaces on occassion, the pnc edition is seldom seen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Fenix Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52043471159584,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/2698\/1664\/files\/20260728-151628.jpg?v=1785220768","url":"https:\/\/www.fenixcollectables.com.au\/products\/1992-150year-anniversary-of-order-of-merit-pnc-1-2oz-62-5-ag-germany","provider":"Fenix Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}