A Bavarian Military Merit Cross; 3Rd Class With Swords Auction WWI British War Medal -

WWI British War Medal - (845382 PTE

right side above the eyepiece marked with the British Broad Arrow insignia and "GRATICULES 1/2 degree APART / and 1/4 degree

measuring 19 mm x 14 mm

Silver Grade (silvered die-stamped bronze

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross; 3Rd Class With Swords Auction WWI British War Medal -A textbook example of a 3rd Class Bavarian Military Cross with Swords; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a ring inscribed Merenti (Merit); the reverse bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt dated 1866; on a loop for suspension; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 48. 96 mm x 41. 55 mm; weighing 20. 2