Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Jacob Leser GTRexclude silvered and lacquered

silvered and lacquered

the pin is marked G

Accompanying the belt are dagger hangers

that he had previously served with the 3rd Infantry Battalion

1935 by Max Burchartz

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Jacob Leser GTRexclude silvered and lacquered(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated with a stylized white enameled belt bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI with arabesques,