Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order Of St. Michael Merit Cross, Ii Class, C.1915 Archive surrounded by the inscription "ANNIVERSARY

surrounded by the inscription "ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL SERVICE / 1951-1972" and surmounted by the St

/ Loved and were loved

Good Conduct

These crosses were only awarded fo the German Veterans entitled to this badge during the War

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order Of St. Michael Merit Cross, Ii Class, C.1915 Archive surrounded by the inscription "ANNIVERSARY(Militar Verdienstorden) Instituted 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross paty constructed of silver plated copper, the obverse centre bears a medallion with a crowned L cipher on a black enamel background, encompassed by a white enamel border detailed to resemble a belt with the inscription MERENTI, the cross arms are pebbled, the reverse centre bears a crowned lion rampant encompassed by a border detailed to resemble a belt with the date 1866, the obverse