Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross Second Class, With Crown & Swords Archive scuffing and paint droplets on

scuffing and paint droplets on the obverse

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

The document is dated to November 1

The Allied Advance (1918)

who are miles and worlds apart

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross Second Class, With Crown & Swords Archive scuffing and paint droplets on(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