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 second one in silvered bronze

second one in silvered bronze with navy blue and white enamels

accompanied by period original red ribbon with a central white-black-white stripe

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

rejoining his unit on January 8

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 second one in silvered bronze(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