Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross With Swords, Iii Class, C.1915 Auction Archive 5 mm (w) x 82

5 mm (w) x 82 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

the Busby measuring 180 mm x 210 mm x 130 mm in height overall

One clasp: Syria

measuring 41mm

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross With Swords, Iii Class, C.1915 Auction Archive 5 mm (w) x 82Instituted 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross paty constructed of zinc, 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 in the form of a buckled belt