Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Cross With Crown And Swords, C.1918 Hold surrounded by an oval open-ended

surrounded by an oval open-ended laurel wreath

(Organisation Todt Haupttruppführer Kragenspiegel)

dabs of brown paint evident on the exterior and on the underside skirt at the front

Tang saved all involved

in which he served in the Baltic during the campaigns of 1854-55

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Cross With Crown And Swords, C.1918 Hold surrounded by an oval open-ended(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz III. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle