Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, C.1918 Archive painted scabbard showing moderate wear

painted scabbard showing moderate wear

the same cemetery where his wife

abbreviated SNSP)

" The presentations of both awards were made on April 29

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, C.1918 Archive painted scabbard showing moderate wear(Militrverdienstkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern 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 raised central monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the twelve oclock arm overlaid by a crossed sword clasp, the reverse bearing a raised central Bavarian lion rampant,