Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class Cross with Crown visually-hidden marked in Russian script by

marked in Russian script by the Mondor Mint

Footnote: This award was created in 1922

superimposed on top sits a silver gilt insignia bearing the Coat of arms

8 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring

The crossguard and handle are also in steel

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class Cross with Crown visually-hidden marked in Russian script by(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Krone). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the