Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction twisted silvery cord

twisted silvery cord

scalloped bottom arm

measuring 33 mm x 54 mm

PC was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army

Sniper and IED tactics were commonly used against Coalition forces in the area during this time

Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction twisted silvery cord1905 1918 issue. (Militrverdienstorden Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern); A silver gilt Maltese cross with four arms in blue enamels, and with silver gilt flames between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion