Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case certificate_of_authenticity Minor soiling and material fatigue

Minor soiling and material fatigue are evident

maker marked "ZEHN" on the edge between the left and bottom arms

the rope fed through the ring

The document is dated to April 18

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case certificate_of_authenticity Minor soiling and material fatigue(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant, set within a stylized