Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Award Document, To Joseph Grossmüller Newly Listed Manuel Garcia Ramirez (in black

Manuel Garcia Ramirez (in black and white

MGO” (presumably an Allied Military Government Officer)

depicting swastikas and the German Iron Cross

the reverse centre presents the maker’s cartouche inscribed JOSEPH RESCH FILS BUCHAREST

the reverse of both with an integral strap bearing a reinforced buttonhole

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Award Document, To Joseph Grossmüller Newly Listed Manuel Garcia Ramirez (in black(Militr Verdienstkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, affixed to a bar with a horizontal pinback, the decoration consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription