A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords Newly Listed from July 1

from July 1

the third snap having been lost to time

bar hanger with hook pinback

on the right side

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords Newly Listed from July 1A fine example of a Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords; silvered, with black and white enamels; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central black enamel medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III in silver,. Surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed Merenti (Merit) in silver lettering; the reverse without enamels, bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt