Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Merit Of The Crown In Gold, Miniature, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity the 27th Infantry Regiment and

the 27th Infantry Regiment and the 502d Parachute Division

Footnote: Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (May 10

Two integral straps of identical construction emanate from the liner just underneath the armpits

The left breast pocket has a large Falange insignia embroidered in red on the decorative strap

The membership stick pin is made of silvered bronze with black enamels

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Merit Of The Crown In Gold, Miniature, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity the 27th Infantry Regiment and(Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone, Ritterkreuz Miniatur). Instituted 19 March 1808 by King Maximilian Joseph I. (1808 1918 Issue). A Gold eight armed Maltese cross with white and red enamels, as well as a green enameled laurel wreath between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central Gold medallion depicting a rightward facing bust of King Maximilian Joseph I, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed MAX. JOS. BOJ. REX (MAXIMILIAN