Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fine Military Order Of St. George, Grand Cross Star With 'Brilliance', C.1900 Archive A medal for a First

A medal for a First World War combatant featuring four decorations

each of which has twelve spokes

the chinstrap rests upon a protruding cardboard-reinforced visor

surrounded by a red ring inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fine Military Order Of St. George, Grand Cross Star With 'Brilliance', C.1900 Archive A medal for a First(Orden vom heiligen Georg, Bruststern zum Grokreuz). Instituted 20 March 1729 by Prince Elector Karl Albrecht. (1729 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with synthetic gems, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse featuring arms inset with synthetic sapphires and set within a pebbled border, joined together through the quadrants by rhombuses featuring synthetic sapphires and cut glass gems simulating white enamels, bearing a central medallion