Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit I Class In Gold, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1910 United Republic of A First War German Memorial

A First War German Memorial Badge - German soldier in black/white photo showing some cracking

via the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on the 11th

Measuring 365 mm

surrounded by the inscription "VER

A fine quality manufacture 1934 1st Gau-Parteitag Hamburg Parteigründungsfeier

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit I Class In Gold, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1910 United Republic of A First War German Memorial(Bayerische Militrverdienstorden, I. Klasse, in Gold). Issued 1905 1918. A hollow Gold Maltese cross with blue enameled arms and with Gold flames between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned cipher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a broad white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt, inscribed MERENTI (Latin Merit), in Gold lettering; the reverse with a central black enameled