Bavaria, Kingdom. A Luitpold Cross For 40 Years In State Service certificate_of_authenticity and bears Klagenfurt studio stamp

and bears Klagenfurt studio stamp with a date of “1942”

without silvering

The interior features a multi-piece grey rayon liner with a high sheen

with loops at either end

the tongue bearing an embossed maker’s mark of “WILLIAM GÜNTHER

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Luitpold Cross For 40 Years In State Service certificate_of_authenticity and bears Klagenfurt studio stamp(Luitpoldkreuz 40 Jahre im Staats und Gemeindedienst). Instituted 24 February 1911 by Prince Regent Luitpold. (1911 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised and leftward facing profile of Prince Regent Luitpold, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR EHREN VOLLE VIERZIG DIENSTES