Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Province of China only interrupted by his war

only interrupted by his war service

19 mm x 22 mm badge on a 1

Two months after having been promoted to Lieutenant General on April 1st

the interior 215 paginated pages featuring an in-depth examination of Hermann Göring’s wartime career interspersed with an array of black-and-white photographs

reverse with a centrepiece bearing the Seal of the President of the Philippines in bronze gilt with red

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, I Class Knight’s Cross Miniature in Gold, c. 1860 Province of China only interrupted by his war(Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael, Ritterkreuz I. Klasse in Gold Miniatur). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1837 1887 issue). Constructed of Gold with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with blue enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt inscription of QUIS ET DEUS (WHO IS LIKE GOD?, the translation of the Hebrew name Michael), the arms with lightning bolts emanating from the