Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Crown and Swords, c. 1935 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac for a shell

for a shell

He retired from service for the second and final time in 1945

51mm x 55 mm

(Schloss Wewelsburg Essbesteck)

" in italic script on the lid

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Crown and Swords, c. 1935 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac for a shell(Militrverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a white enameled stylized belt and buckle, bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with