Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit Cross, Miniature Iii Class With Swords, C.1916 Newly Listed white enamelled heavily chipped in

white enamelled heavily chipped in 7

Finely produced in 14ct gold

so called “Dallas” style

This rare badge/award was produced right after the War circa 1946-48 for a short period of time

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Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit Cross, Miniature Iii Class With Swords, C.1916 Newly Listed white enamelled heavily chipped in(Militrverdienstorden Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern). 1905 1918 issue. 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