Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Crown And Swords Archive suspended from a period original

suspended from a period original ribbon with a paper label reading “Wurttemburg Order of Frederick Knight I Class with Swords” on the reverse

on white linen

Constructed of silvered cast zink with copper plating between the raw metal and the silver finish

It features a 190 mm-long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge

of dark blue wool construction

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Crown And Swords Archive suspended from a period original(Militrverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI with arabesques, the reverse bearing a