Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Tribute Propeller Gifted to Alfred Keller for Receipt of the Pour le Mérite Province of China the interior lid marked E

the interior lid marked E

Medal in die struck gilded feinzink (late War issue

in original carton of issue

215 mm x 280 mm

marked on the pin

Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Tribute Propeller Gifted to Alfred Keller for Receipt of the Pour le Mérite Province of China the interior lid marked E(Gedenkpropeller). A unique commemorative memento gifted to then Hauptmann Alfred Keller, consisting of a lacquered dark brown wood propeller, the obverse riveted with a central brass disc bearing a hand painted depiction of the Pour le Mrite, circumscribed by a dedication of HPTM. ALFRED KELLER 4. DEZ. 1917, the reverse affixed with a magnetic metal suspension loop, unmarked, measuring 60 cm (w) x 8 cm (h), demonstrating a patina to the disc which