Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, Crown, and Case, by Jacob Leser GTRexclude A pair of Heer pith

A pair of Heer pith helmet insignia

marked on the 6 o’clock ribbon tassel with a boars head mark denoting silver fineness and Paris manufacture between 1838-1962

which was later exchanged for the George Cross (GC) (1948)

80mm (w) x 56

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, Crown, and Case, by Jacob Leser GTRexclude A pair of Heer pith(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the twelve oclock arm riveted with a sword clasp, the reverse bearing a central