Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Custom Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of bronze base

bronze base

some oxidation and flecking of the enamels evident

post 1838) on the laurel tassels and on the base of the wreath

and flak crews

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Custom Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of bronze base(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a raised central monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing a raised inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the twelve oclock arm with a crossed sword