Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Memorial Cross For 1813-1814 Auction before being discharged on May

before being discharged on May 11

oxidation evident on the obverse bottom edge

Police eagle emblem with outstretched wings

but textbook example by Schwerin

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Memorial Cross For 1813-1814 Auction before being discharged on May(Militrdenkzeichen fr 1813 1814). Instituted 4 December 1814 by King Maximilian Joseph I. (1817 1818 issue). Constructed of blackened and gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a raised monogram of King Maximilian Joseph, the arms bearing a raised inscription of FR DIE JAHRE 1813 UND 1814 (FOR THE YEARS 1813 and 1814), the reverse with a central