Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, Crown, and Case, by Jacob Leser certificate_of_authenticity weighing 62 grams

weighing 62 grams

with an apple-green backer indicating “Schutzpolzei” branch

with oxidation and loss of finish evident to the frame

with light scuffing of the edges

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, Crown, and Case, by Jacob Leser certificate_of_authenticity weighing 62 grams(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the twelve oclock arm riveted with a sword clasp, the reverse bearing a central