Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of 08 mm x 60

08 mm x 60

32 mm (w) x 61

only minor enamel loss to crown and contact cross

linking arms

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of 08 mm x 60(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant, set within a stylized