Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case Hold (Heer M43 Feldmütze)

(Heer M43 Feldmütze)

measuring 129 mm x 55 mm

11 for one month (August to September 1946)

with buckle clip and belt loop

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case Hold (Heer M43 Feldmütze)(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross constructed of silvered zink, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 oclock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border