Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross With Swords, Iii Class, C.1915 Newly Listed slightly pitted and shows wear

slightly pitted and shows wear

” embroidered into the reverse

one end with a stylized clip and the other end with a needle

one of many members of the Canadian Force singled out for the award in that edition

The sender is H

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross With Swords, Iii Class, C.1915 Newly Listed slightly pitted and shows wearInstituted 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross paty constructed of zinc, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 oclock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt