Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Silver Merit Medal, C.1900 Buy Now fed through the loop on

fed through the loop on the reverse of the buckle

measuring 86 mm (w) x 88 mm (w)

at the age of 57 and is buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis

Simonds' class was the last to be selected from nationwide exams

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Silver Merit Medal, C.1900 Buy Now fed through the loop on(Bayerisch Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael, Silberne Medaille). Instituted on 16 February 1837. (1887 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a finely detailed depicting of St. Michael trampling the devil and clutching a shield inscribed QUIS UT DEUS (WHO IS LIKE GOD), overlaid on a ribbed Cross Patte, the reverse with a central inscription of VIRTUTI (VIRTUE), within