Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, II Class Cross in Gold, c. 1900 Archive 5 mm x 42 mm)

5 mm x 42 mm)

with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch and with a stabilizer emanating from the wreath

with person information handwritten in black ink

and a Third Reich Period Faithful Service medal ribbon with miniature

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, II Class Cross in Gold, c. 1900 Archive 5 mm x 42 mm)(Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael Kreuz II. Klasse in Gold). Instituted 16 February 1837 by King Ludwig I. (1887 1918). Constructed of 18K Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with dark blue enameled arms, the obverse overlaid by a central oval medallion bearing a raised and intricately detailed depiction of St. Michael, wielding a cluster of lightning bolts and a shield bearing an inscription of QUIS UT DEUS (WHO IS LIKE