Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class With Crown And Swords Auction Archive with approximately 50% of the

with approximately 50% of the original silvering remaining

enameled medallions

surmounted by a typical of time period enameled Spanish crown

106 medals

machine-embroidered RAD insignia measuring 42 mm (w) x 38 mm (h)

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class With Crown And Swords Auction Archive with approximately 50% of the(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of a silver alloy, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled disc overlaid by a monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant,