Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross With Swords And Crown, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac for Bravery in Armoured Combat

for Bravery in Armoured Combat Against Japanese Forces in Burma

and retains a functional spring catch securely holding the bayonet in place during storage

gold-coloured bullion wire

the cockades in red

measuring 148 mm (w) x 98 mm (h)

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross With Swords And Crown, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac for Bravery in Armoured Combat(Militr Verdienstorden, I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized and exceptionally detailed flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded and crowned monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a white enameled belt