Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown Auction Archive A fine quality German First

A fine quality German First World War miniature stickpin consisting of four awards

backing plate magnetic

Once the children had grown to adulthood

signed by Gunther Lutjens

maker marked “RZM M9/3” (Christian Lauer

Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown Auction Archive A fine quality German FirstA well preserved example of a 1913 1918 issue Bavarian Order of Military Merit Cross First Class with Swords and Crown; silver gilt Maltese cross with black and white enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a golden crowned