Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords certificate_of_authenticity In contemporary use in the

In contemporary use in the U

depicted in an elaborate greatcoat with Generalfedlmarschall insignia and an enhanced Pour le Mérite

topped by an inscription of “KUBAN” and a Wehrmacht eagle flanked by a date of “1943”

unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of an early Schinkel frame version by Wilhelm Deumer

5 cm in diameter overlaid by black mobile swastikas

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords certificate_of_authenticity In contemporary use in the(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing an