Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, II Class Merit Cross with Swords and Case, by Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction mounted to an off-white card

mounted to an off-white card

the reverse with a crank catch and swivel attachment claws

Footnote: Ludwig von Nida was born on September 12

This is a fine example of a Luftwaffe tropical “Hermann Meyer” type Enlisted Man’s service cap

with a maker mark seal on the inside lid: ROMAN TAVAST V

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, II Class Merit Cross with Swords and Case, by Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction mounted to an off-white card(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a silvered monogram of King Ludwig I, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with