Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case Hold A First War Austrian Order

A First War Austrian Order of Franz Joseph

each of the pockets

a small patch of mothing is evident to the obverse of one tab

the son of Jose Corrales and Ricarda Corrales (nee Muniz)

1942 but was not completed until January 30

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case Hold A First War Austrian Order(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross constructed of silvered zink, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 oclock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border