Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class Cross with Crown Province of China Hockey and Hiking

Hockey and Hiking

Golden Merit Cross 1917-18 - Cross in silver gilt

V 45 (1 May 1945)

a "D" at the left

with its combination of awards and quality of construction

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class Cross with Crown Province of China Hockey and Hiking(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Krone). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the