Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order Of St. Michael Merit Cross, Ii Class, C.1915 Archive stamped "MAX MILLER New York"

stamped "MAX MILLER New York"

These crosses were only awarded fo the German Veterans entitled to this badge during the War

soft to the touch field grey/green wool

the reverse with the raised number “12” centrally within an oak wreath border

maker marked GRIESBACH: KNAUS ZAGREB

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order Of St. Michael Merit Cross, Ii Class, C.1915 Archive stamped "MAX MILLER New York"(Militar Verdienstorden) Instituted 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross paty constructed of silver plated copper, the obverse centre bears a medallion with a crowned L cipher on a black enamel background, encompassed by a white enamel border detailed to resemble a belt with the inscription MERENTI, the cross arms are pebbled, the reverse centre bears a crowned lion rampant encompassed by a border detailed to resemble a belt with the date 1866, the obverse