Germany, Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 Auction 29 mm x 33 mm

29 mm x 33 mm

with multiple folds and a piece of sticky tape on the reverse

aluminum clip is maker marked "A" (F

Medal Awards Computer Card (confirming his entitlement to the three Second World War medals) and Department of Veterans Affairs Death Notification

reverse with an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves

Germany, Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 Auction 29 mm x 33 mmA fine example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Third Class (Bayerische Militrverdienstorden, III. Klasse mit Krone); in silver gilt, 40mm (x 64mm including crown suspension); finely executed Maltese cross with blue, white, and black enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin