Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Military Division, Iii Class Cross By Jacob Leser GTRexclude " He was taken on

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Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Military Division, Iii Class Cross By Jacob Leser GTRexclude " He was taken on(Militr Verdienstorden, Kreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1866 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, joined together through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion, overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a white enameled belt and buckle, bearing a