Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Civil Division Ii Class With Case, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction undersides and strap in black

undersides and strap in black wool

reverse bears raised number 4 superimposed with inscription FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS)

1921 and acquiring the rank of Warrant Engineer

This is an extensive First War period medal and order bar

a large hole and off-white residue on the underside of the right sleeve near the seam

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Civil Division Ii Class With Case, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction undersides and strap in black(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central black enameled disc overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) and arabesques, the