Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross Second Class Hold with a gun shot wound

with a gun shot wound to his left shoulder

constructed of dark blue fabric

ring is marked (indecipherable)

surrounded by a cluster of maple leaves on the front cover

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross Second Class Hold with a gun shot wound(Militr Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, presenting as a Maltese Cross with obverse central medallion depicting raised monogram of King Ludwig on a black enamel background within a white enamel ring bearing motto of MERENTI (For Merit), reverse presents silvered central medallion depicting lion rampant within a silvered ring bearing raised