Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown Auction Archive name handwritten in ink to

name handwritten in ink to "Utffz Brauns" and stamped "B

1943 following self-disintegration

First Class - In non magnetic metal

with scabbard

measuring 54 mm x 57 mm

Bavaria. A 1913-1918 Issue Order Of Military Merit Cross First Class With Swords And Crown Auction Archive name handwritten in ink toA well preserved example of a 1913 1918 issue Bavarian Order of Military Merit Cross First Class with Swords and Crown; silver gilt Maltese cross with black and white enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a golden crowned