Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown GTRexclude The pommel is a likeness

The pommel is a likeness of the Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings

breast Badge in silver gilt and enamels with Gold center

He was struck off strength to the 11th Reserve Battalion at Seaford on January 20

Constructed of blue wool

Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown GTRexclude The pommel is a likenessA well preserved example of a 1913 1918 issue Bavarian Order of Military Merit Cross First Class with Swords and Crown; silver gilt Maltese cross with black and white enamels; 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 gilt medallion bearing a golden crowned