Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords Newly Listed on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from its period original with horizontal pinback

within a final ring of ribbed silver

retaining a small black-and-white photo of the bearer

the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo-style pinback meeting a flattened catch

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords Newly Listed on loop for suspension from(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from a replacement ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing an inscription