Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case Hold the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central SA-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed sunwheel-style swastika

A First War Austrian Order of Franz Joseph

published by Geoffrey P

then posted to the Reserve Brigade

1942 but was not completed until January 30

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case Hold the obverse with a central(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross constructed of silvered zink, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 oclock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border