Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit Grand Cross With Crown And Swords Miniature Cross Auction Archive 1904-1905- Bronze version

1904-1905- Bronze version

and Pin (silvered bronze and black enamels

residue evident on the reduced size cross from cleaning

said: "Am proud of the gallantry of my soldiers

Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit Grand Cross With Crown And Swords Miniature Cross Auction Archive 1904-1905- Bronze versionAn extremely fine quality example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Grand Cross with Crown and Swords Bayerische Militrverdienstorden Grokreuz mit Krone und Schwertern miniature cross; a gold Maltese 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