Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class, Miniature, C.1910 Auction Archive it appears to be a

it appears to be a manufacturing error

measuring 65 mm x 68 mm

maker marked "WHITEHEAD & HOAG

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with field-grey reverse liner

the narrow end of each stick labelled with the particular vessel's type and class name and the scale 1" - 110'

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class, Miniature, C.1910 Auction Archive it appears to be a(Bayerische Militrverdienstorden III. Klasse). Issued 1905 1918. A Gold gilt Maltese cross, with blue enameled arms and flames in each quadrant, obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gilt crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt with gilt letters reading MERENTI (Latin Merit), reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gilt crowned Bavarian lion within a white