Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 certificate_of_authenticity a Medal for Faithful Service

a Medal for Faithful Service in Militarized Organs of the Interior Ministry

overlaying a circular laurel leaf wreath topped by a crown

demonstrating loss of finish and minor surface oxidation

He returned to England after the war and later immigrated to Canada

the text and the Royal Engineers Library insignia on the spine in gold-coloured ink

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 certificate_of_authenticity a Medal for Faithful Service(Militr Verdienstorden, I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. Military Division. (1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized and exceptionally detailed flames, the obverse bearing a central black enamelled medallion overlaid by a gilded and crowned monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a