Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Jacob Leser United Republic of centerpiece engraving reads ANDREW ARHUR

centerpiece engraving reads ANDREW ARHUR TOTH 1037

the exterior with a central square medallion bearing an enameled Iron Cross and Imperial tri-colour shield flanked by oak leaves

of blue wool construction

It is divided into fifteen chapters: I - After the First World War

and War Medal 1939-1945 (in silvered zinc

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Jacob Leser United Republic of centerpiece engraving reads ANDREW ARHUR(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated with a stylized white enameled belt bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI with arabesques,