Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Auction Archive It is signed in blue

It is signed in blue ink by Großadmiral a

"Lemaitre a Paris"

He was posted to Montreal

Squad Drill in Single Rank

maker marked "S" on the reverse

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Auction Archive It is signed in blue(Militr Verdienstkreuz). A Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords and Crown, a Maltese Cross constructed of bronze, with swords crossed above the upper arm, the obverse central medallion presents the cipher for King Ludwig III, circumscribed by the inscription MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bears the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt, dated 1866, measuring 42. 82 mm (w) x 63. 35 mm (h), on loop for suspension from original wartime