a First War period German-occupied eastern territory 3 kopeck coin
"In Treue Fest" (In Loyalty Steadfast)
naming his next-of-kin as his stepfather
MARK III 1913 Part I printed by the Government Printing Bureau
the reverse has been hand engraved with a lion
Germany, Imperial; Third Reich. A Pair of Cased Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction Archive a First War period German-occupied(Auszeichnungen). A pair of awards, including: 1. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords and Crown, constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the twelve oclock arm riveted with a sword clasp, the reverse bearing a central Bavarian lion