Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of and Victory Medal (172355 PTE

and Victory Medal (172355 PTE

linking arms

meaning "Through hardships to the stars"

and ammunition before distribution

32 mm (w) x 61

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Swords And Case, By Weiss & Co. United Republic of and Victory Medal (172355 PTE(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant, set within a stylized