Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross Second Class, With Crown & Swords Archive The Allied Advance (1918)

The Allied Advance (1918)

There are two holes on the right front shoulder indicative of moth invasion

000 Filipino and American prisoners of war from Saisaih Point and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell

scuffing and paint droplets on the obverse

who are miles and worlds apart

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross Second Class, With Crown & Swords Archive The Allied Advance (1918)(Bayerisches Militr Verdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Krone und Schwertern). A Silver Maltese cross with crossed Roman Swords; the obverse with a circular central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned cipher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a broad white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt, inscribed MERENTI (Latin Merit), in silver lettering; the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned