Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, Crown, and Case, by Jacob Leser certificate_of_authenticity with oxidation and loss of

with oxidation and loss of finish evident to the frame

consisting of a Cross Pattée with ribbed arms finished in blue enamels and joined through the quadrants by stylized rays

the division began their retreat through the Ukraine

with modern copy of Dieppe Bar with duel push pins

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, Crown, and Case, by Jacob Leser certificate_of_authenticity with oxidation and loss of(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 monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the twelve oclock arm riveted with a sword clasp, the reverse bearing a central