Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords certificate_of_authenticity 5 cm in diameter overlaid

5 cm in diameter overlaid by black mobile swastikas

topped by an inscription of “KUBAN” and a Wehrmacht eagle flanked by a date of “1943”

and seven smooth rays in each quadrant

measuring 64 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

page 2194: "For conspicuous gallantry in action

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords certificate_of_authenticity 5 cm in diameter overlaid(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing an