Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Grand Cross Star, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Archive white and black velvet

white and black velvet

was a attached to the 2nd Infantry Battalion

and a balanced escapement wheel

wishing to broaden participation in preserving the American Heritage on the eve of the United States centennial

The photo is dated to Saloniki (Greece) on April 25

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Grand Cross Star, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Archive white and black velvet(Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael Bruststern zum Grokreuz). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1837 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with Gold and enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed pebbled star, the obverse bearing a central Cross Patte with ribbed and gilded arms situated within a pebbled border, with the arms bearing raised initials P F F P for PRINCIPI FIDELIS FAVERE PATRIA (FAITHFUL TO THE PRINCE TO SERVE THE