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Bavaria. A Bavarian Order of Military Merit Officer’s Cross in Gold with Flames by J. Leser
"A Bavarian Order of Military Merit Officer’s Cross (Bayerische Militärverdienstorden) with Flames; hollow golden Maltese cross with four arms in blue enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading “Merenti” (Latin - “Merit”); with a crown soldered atop the upper arm of the cross; the reverse with a vertical slender pinback, with a barrel hinge and a broadened catch; maker marked “J.S.” for “Jacob Leser manufacture; measuring 50.74 mm (w) x 77.54 mm; weighing 21.1 grams; severe enamel damage from storage; in fair condition. "

