Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross, Iii Class, With Case Auction Archive Croatian Paratroop Battalion was a

Croatian Paratroop Battalion was a relatively small unit

” and “18837” on the reverse

constructed of black leatherette with a War Merit Cross with Swords embossed on the outside lid

with short ribbon as worn

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross, Iii Class, With Case Auction Archive Croatian Paratroop Battalion was a(Militrverdienstkreuz des Bayerischen Militrverdienstorden III. Klasse). Instituted on 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross constructed of copper plated bronze, the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit), the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt