Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross with Swords Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic American made in Bronze gilt

American made in Bronze gilt

measuring 14 cm (w) x 12 mm (l) x 3

Official Type 2 (bronze

the reverse with a magnetic backing plate and all of its original prongs intact

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross with Swords Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic American made in Bronze gilt(Militrverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918). Constructed of copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse overlaid by a central black enameled medallion bearing a raised and gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the twelve