Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class Hold Germany) and many international organizations

Germany) and many international organizations

discolouration and green oxidation evident in the gold-coloured bullion wire on the half wreath

the panels trimmed in gold-coloured bullion piping in a thatched pattern

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Second Class Cross - In silver and enamels

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class Hold Germany) and many international organizations(Militrverdienstkreuz des Militrverdienstorden 1. Klasse). Issued 1913 1918. A Maltese cross in gilded silver; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with numbers reading 1866; suspended from a