Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case, By Weiss & Co. Hold used between 1867 and 1922)

used between 1867 and 1922) flanked by a ""3"" (silver fineness) on the left and an ""A"" (Vienna) on the right

exhibiting a crack in the white enamels on the coat-of-arms of the second disk from the right and chipping in the green enamels on the wreath of the second disk from the left

obverse illustrating an eagle standing upon crossed rifles

three Photographs (first photo is black and white

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case, By Weiss & Co. Hold used between 1867 and 1922)(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross constructed of silvered zink, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 oclock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border