Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Auction Archive brown threading remaining on the

brown threading remaining on the reverse from previous uniform attachment

North-West Europe 1940 and 1944-5

and the reverse has the name of the branch and the armed forces motto "for fred og frihet" (bm) or "for fred og fridom"(nn) ("for peace and freedom")

on stylized crown suspension with loop connecting to its period original ribbon

Henry ribbon

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Auction Archive brown threading remaining on the(Militr Verdienstkreuz). A Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords and Crown, a Maltese Cross constructed of bronze, with swords crossed above the upper arm, the obverse central medallion presents the cipher for King Ludwig III, circumscribed by the inscription MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bears the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt, dated 1866, measuring 42. 82 mm (w) x 63. 35 mm (h), on loop for suspension from original wartime