Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iv Class With Swords, C.1915 GTRexclude constructed of white cotton and

constructed of white cotton and rayon that is screen printed in black ink with the inscription “Im Dienst der Deutschen Wehrmacht” (German - In the Service of the German Wehrmacht”

3 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

unmarked however exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Paul Meybauer

650006 800"

51 mm long knurled pin

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iv Class With Swords, C.1915 GTRexclude constructed of white cotton and(Militr Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 Issue). A silver Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, with flames between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver letters reading MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse with a central black enameled