Bavaria, Kingdom. An Exquisite Order Of St. Michael, Iii Class Cross In Gold, By Weiss & Co. Auction Backe managed to move to

Backe managed to move to Germany in 1918

finely made

The letter took its name from Bolshevik revolutionary Grigory Zinoviev

measuring 44 mm (w) x 94 mm (h) (not inclusive of backer)

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Exquisite Order Of St. Michael, Iii Class Cross In Gold, By Weiss & Co. Auction Backe managed to move to(Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael Kreuz III. Klasse). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1887 1918 issue). Constructed of 18k Gold with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with blue enameled arms set within a Gold frame, the obverse bearing a central oval Gold medallion bearing a finely detailed depiction of St. Michael trampling the devil, with the formers shield featuring a blue enameled inscription of QUIS ET DEUS (WHO IS LIKE GOD),