Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Merit Of The Crown, Collar, C.1920 Hold with some fading and material

with some fading and material fatigue evident

Now enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps in Canada

Each plaque in its cardboard container of issue

measures 115mm (w) x 77mm (h)

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Merit Of The Crown, Collar, C.1920 Hold with some fading and material(Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone). Established on 19 March 1808 by King Maximilian Joseph I. (1808 1918). Manufactured as a museum specimen, a chain meant to accompany the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown constructed of gilded silver, alternating links consisting of the initials of the founder (M J), the Bavarian crown, and green laurel wreaths containing the capital letters of the motto Virtus et Honos in light blue on a white background.