Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction measuring 75 mm x 68

measuring 75 mm x 68 mm

twisted silvery cord

Page 1 shows a drawing of the order

he began having "sharp shooting pains through (the) ankles and knees

measuring 33 mm x 54 mm

Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction measuring 75 mm x 681905 1918 issue. (Militrverdienstorden Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern); A silver gilt Maltese cross with four arms in blue enamels, and with silver gilt flames between the arms of the cross; 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 Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion