Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Swords Newly Listed the bullion wrapped around yellow

the bullion wrapped around yellow support cords

and Knight (5th Class)

including an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

black elastic bands attached to both ends of the ribbon

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Swords Newly Listed the bullion wrapped around yellow(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Constructed of coppered bronze, presents as a Maltese Cross with crossed swords above the upper arm, the obverse with a circular central medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a ring inscribed MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bearing the Bavarian lion rampant circumscribed by a buckled belt dated 1866, on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 43 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in near