Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown Auction Archive red embroidery forming the background

red embroidery forming the background in the ribbon banner

Once the children had grown to adulthood

backing plate magnetic

Victory Medal with MID Oak Leaf (bronze gilt

signed by Gunther Lutjens

Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown Auction Archive red embroidery forming the backgroundA well preserved example of a 1913 1918 issue Bavarian Order of Military Merit Cross First Class with Swords and Crown; silver gilt Maltese cross with black and white enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a golden crowned