Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown, By Jacob Leser, C.1914 Hold Goetz” on the reverse

Goetz” on the reverse

It features a small horizontal-slit breast pocket built into the left breast

at Funafuti

Scabbard is free of dents with little contact

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown, By Jacob Leser, C.1914 Hold Goetz” on the reverse(Militr Verdienstkreuz). A Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords and Crown, a Maltese Cross constructed of bronze, with swords crossed above the upper arm, the obverse central medallion presents the cipher for King Ludwig III, circumscribed by the inscription MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bears the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt, dated 1866, measuring 42 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), on loop for suspension from original wartime ribbon,