Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Cross With Crown And Swords, C.1918 Buy Now illustrated with 109 black and

illustrated with 109 black and white photographs and one line map showing the location of principle cities and towns in the area over which Canadian troops fought in France and Belgium

with rings of red enamel trimming both the inner and outer edges of the wreath

one with one of two lugs intact

Type I: Silver gilt with blue

measures 112mm (w – including handle) x 90mm (h)

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Cross With Crown And Swords, C.1918 Buy Now illustrated with 109 black and(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz III. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle