Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit Cross, Miniature Iii Class With Swords, C.1916 GTRexclude badge retains near 100% of

badge retains near 100% of original finish

In painted aluminum

one with a partial pinback

Braving the exploding shells and with their clothing partially ablaze

90 mm (w) x 51

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit Cross, Miniature Iii Class With Swords, C.1916 GTRexclude badge retains near 100% of(Militrverdienstorden Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern). 1905 1918 issue. A silver gilt Maltese cross with four arms in blue enamels, and with silver gilt flames between the arms of the cross, 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 black enameled medallion