Germany, Imperial. A Bavarian Merit Cross Medal Pair Auction Archive spotting and surface rust evident

spotting and surface rust evident on the white metal base

above crossed swords stamped in blue ink

57 mm (w) x 50

Ernst August Cross 1849-1866 (Gold

Imperial German Military Officers’ Helmets & Head Dress

Germany, Imperial. A Bavarian Merit Cross Medal Pair Auction Archive spotting and surface rust evident(Gruppe von zwei kaiserlich deutsche Medaillen). A pairing of two Imperial German medals, including a Bavarian Merit Cross Third Class with Swords and an Austrian War 1866 Cross and a Bavarian Commemorative Cross for the Austrian War 1866. (Militrverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Bavarian Military Merit Cross Third Class with Swords, consisting of a copper Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central medallion overlaid by a