Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class Cross with Crown Province of China each of the ball caps

each of the ball caps on the tips with a mesh cap in fine twisted gold-coloured wire

a "D" at the left

Footnote: This medal was given to recruits when they enlisted in the German army at the beginning of the war in 1914

1944 he was conscripted for service and underwent inspection at the regional command office in Bamberg

with its combination of awards and quality of construction

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class Cross with Crown Province of China each of the ball caps(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Krone). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the