Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Replacement leather chinstrap with aluminum

Replacement leather chinstrap with aluminum buckles

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Histoire et Législation des Ordres de Chevalerie

a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/73” for maker Karl Erbacher

a Work Medal Silver Grade in silver and enamels

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Replacement leather chinstrap with aluminum(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