Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Civil Division Ii Class With Case, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction A silver gilt Maltese cross

A silver gilt Maltese cross with white enameled arms

overlaid by a central black and white enameled shield

the reverse presents the engraving MAIMU and the date 1

A 1915 Campaign Star (Iron Crescent)

constructed of field-grey paper stock

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Civil Division Ii Class With Case, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction A silver gilt Maltese cross(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central black enameled disc overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) and arabesques, the