Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, C.1918 Auction Archive illustrating a group of eighteen

illustrating a group of eighteen officers in the doorway of a brick building

the cross arms are pebbled with a smooth border

At Christmas

Accompanied by his original Discharge Certificate

The part of the belt that appears on the wearer's back has two 73 mm x 96

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, C.1918 Auction Archive illustrating a group of eighteen(Militrverdienstkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a raised central monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the twelve oclock arm overlaid by a crossed sword clasp, the reverse bearing a raised central Bavarian lion rampant,