Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Iv Class With Swords, By Gebruder Hemmerle certificate_of_authenticity VII 37" (July 3

VII 37" (July 3

at the age of 52

with a strength of 28 officers and 602 other ranks

3rd Class Bronze Grade (in bronze

measuring 70 mm (w) x 95 mm (h)

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Iv Class With Swords, By Gebruder Hemmerle certificate_of_authenticity VII 37" (July 3(Militr Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese Cross constructed of silver, with swords crossed above the upper arm, the obverse central medallion presents the cipher for King Ludwig III, circumscribed by the inscription MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bears the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt, dated 1866, marked 900 on reverse of swords denoting silver content, measuring 40. 99 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 25. 7