Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crown pierced

crown pierced

rank and service number of the son or husband

the silvered star exhibiting glue residue as a result of re-positioning of the centrepiece insignia

an award certificate

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Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crown pierced(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