A Bavarian Military Merit Cross; 3Rd Class With Swords GTRexclude 21 Jermyn Street

21 Jermyn Street

He sailed from Halifax

with nice thick backing

It is stamped "HS 36" ("HS" indicating the steel manufacturer

where he was to serve for almost eight months

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross; 3Rd Class With Swords GTRexclude 21 Jermyn StreetA textbook example of a 3rd Class Bavarian Military Cross with Swords; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a ring inscribed Merenti (Merit); the reverse bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt dated 1866; on a loop for suspension; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 48. 96 mm x 41. 55 mm; weighing 20. 2