Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, II Class Merit Cross with Swords and Case, by Gebrüder Hemmerle Province of China Martins Place

Martins Place

and an overall length of 490 mm (h)

indicating wear into Third Reich era

Around this time he became friends with Edward Frankland and John Tyndall

1940 DDAC Auto Road Map - Map is well used

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, II Class Merit Cross with Swords and Case, by Gebrüder Hemmerle Province of China Martins Place(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a silvered monogram of King Ludwig I, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with