Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Province of China sporadic patches of material fatigue

sporadic patches of material fatigue to the shell

A rectangular postcard with the image of a boat with white sails

only interrupted by his war service

19 mm x 22 mm badge on a 1

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Province of China sporadic patches of material fatigue(Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael, Ritterkreuz I. Klasse in Gold Miniatur). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1837 1887 issue). Constructed of Gold with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with blue enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt inscription of QUIS ET DEUS (WHO IS LIKE GOD?, the translation of the Hebrew name Michael), the arms with lightning bolts emanating from the