Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Award Document, To Joseph Grossmüller Auction Archive beside a stamped inscription of

beside a stamped inscription of “REICH” in Fraktur script

7 mm silver gilt and black enamelled hanger via dual chains

there were introduced some major changes in the appearance of the Order

During this service

the suspension looper marked marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “65” for Klein & Quenzer

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Award Document, To Joseph Grossmüller Auction Archive beside a stamped inscription of(Militr Verdienstkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, affixed to a bar with a horizontal pinback, the decoration consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription