Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross First Class, With Swords And Crown, C. 1918 GTRexclude the 491st Bomb Squadron

the 491st Bomb Squadron

both lugs intact

in silvered bronze(with Second award laurel leaves attached to ribbon)

having partially melted on some spots

The black leather washer at the crossguard junction has hardened but remains intact

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross First Class, With Swords And Crown, C. 1918 GTRexclude the 491st Bomb Squadron(Militrverdienstkreuz des Bayerischen Militrverdienstorden I. Klasse, mit Schwertern und Krone). Issued 1913 1918. A Maltese cross in gilded silver; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with