Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross with Swords Hold A matching set of Ordnungspolizei

A matching set of Ordnungspolizei Generalmajor shoulder boards

the decoration itself

loss of the original red enamelled lettering evident on the Medal for Combat Service

Thirty-two badges are fabricated from bronze with red enamels

issued for a variety of competitions including sailing

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross with Swords Hold A matching set of Ordnungspolizei(Militrverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918). Constructed of copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse overlaid by a central black enameled medallion bearing a raised and gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the twelve