Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order With Swords, Ii Class Knight, C.1914 Auction and a soutache constructed of

and a soutache constructed of red coloured weaving (indicative of Artillery)

incorporating an ornate stylized "shell" design on both sides of the handle

sewn upon a black felt base

marked with the Tudor crown and inscribed "IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL" on the lid

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order With Swords, Ii Class Knight, C.1914 Auction and a soutache constructed of(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. Type I. (1866 1921 Issue). A silver Maltese Cross with blue enamelled arms, the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig within a white enamelled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver letters reading MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse with a central black enamelled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion rampant