Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case, By Weiss & Co. Hold the hole terminating on the

the hole terminating on the exterior of the tunic

with a zink core and a red wool backer

obverse illustrating an eagle standing upon crossed rifles

Mueller of 12th Company suffered a punctured lung

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case, By Weiss & Co. Hold the hole terminating on the(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