Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Award Document, To Joseph Grossmüller Newly Listed green oxidation evident on the

green oxidation evident on the reverse

While on final attack

and does not look to have really ever been worn

he joined the Salem Cadets

January 21

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Award Document, To Joseph Grossmüller Newly Listed green oxidation evident on the(Militr Verdienstkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, affixed to a bar with a horizontal pinback, the decoration consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription