Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Buy Now PEEKHAUS BERLIN" and "AUSF

PEEKHAUS BERLIN" and "AUSF

1916 - April 7

on a sterling silver base

a 92nd Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders" Cap Badge (white metal

Footnote:Franz Xaver Schwarz (27 November 1875 – 2 December 1947) was a German politician who served as Reichsschatzmeister (National Treasurer) of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) during most of the Party's existence

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Buy Now PEEKHAUS BERLIN" and "AUSF(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. 82 mm (w) x 63. 35 mm (h), on loop for suspension from original wartime