Bavaria. A Bavarian And Ottoman Medal Bar With A Gallipoli Star & Boutonniere Archive GREETING: / THIS IS TO

GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESS HAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT NEWBURGH

resourcefulness and courage of the highest order

missing its square backing plate

exhibits typical pitting from star

Boer War St

Bavaria. A Bavarian And Ottoman Medal Bar With A Gallipoli Star & Boutonniere Archive GREETING: / THIS IS TOA first war period medal bar with 1) A Bavarian Order of Military Merit Fourth Class; a silver Maltese cross with blue enameled arms, with blue, white, and black enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters, reading MERENTI (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold