Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of 32 mm (w) x 61

32 mm (w) x 61

A well preserved example of a NSDAP “Parteiabzeichen”

"" (or ""Reform be damned

while reverse presents with central Saxe-Coburg and Gotha coat of arms with inscription “FUER VERDIENST TREU UND BESTAENDIG” (“For Service Faithful and Dependable”)

meaning "Through hardships to the stars"

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of 32 mm (w) x 61(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, 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 central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant, set within a stylized