Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Custom Case, By Weiss & Co. Newly Listed original white bow-tied ribbon with

original white bow-tied ribbon with pinback hanger

for an American client

each of which are held in place via stitching in two locations

presumably from shrinkage

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Custom Case, By Weiss & Co. Newly Listed original white bow-tied ribbon with(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a raised central monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing a raised inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the twelve oclock arm with a crossed sword