Bavaria, Kingdom. Two Military Merit Crosses, Crown & Swords, C.1917 Hold light fraying from storage

light fraying from storage

one hinge missing pin

He successfully knocked out a rocket position and suppressed much of the enemy fire before falling mortally wounded

with a crown in its talons and multicolored enamels

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Bavaria, Kingdom. Two Military Merit Crosses, Crown & Swords, C.1917 Hold light fraying from storage1) A Military Merit Cross Second Class with Swords and Crown; a Maltese cross constructed of silvered alpaca, he obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver lettering reading MERENTI (German Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion with a white enameled border in the