Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 certificate_of_authenticity overlaying a circular laurel leaf

overlaying a circular laurel leaf wreath topped by a crown

a Medal for Faithful Service in Militarized Organs of the Interior Ministry

Solingen-Ohligs) and marked "RZM 1051/38" with the SS runes on the reverse ricasso

issued in the field on 17 March 1944

in addition to some loss of finish to the base metal

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 certificate_of_authenticity overlaying a circular laurel leaf(Militr Verdienstorden, I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. Military Division. (1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized and exceptionally detailed flames, the obverse bearing a central black enamelled medallion overlaid by a gilded and crowned monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a