A Bavarian Military Merit Cross Second Class With Crown & Swords Archive "coffee can" style top is

"coffee can" style top is secured to the shako by a row of horizontal stitching running through small

part of the leafing on the bottom sprig is missing

secured an important road junction and the railway station at Tschertolino

Footnote: Commemorating the 1939 HJ competition where all members of the HJ were permitted to participate

190 mm in diameter

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross Second Class With Crown & Swords Archive "coffee can" style top isA Bavarian Military Merit Cross Second Class with Crown and Swords (Bayrisches Militr Verdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Krone und Schwertern); silver Maltese Cross with crossed Roman Swords,maker marked G. H on reverse obverse with a circular central black and white enamel medallion with cipher of King Ludwig III, incribed Meriti (Merit); the reverse bears a Bavarian Lion, dated 1866; on original ribbon for combatants; measuring 65 mm x 42 mm; patina