Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, II Class Cross in Gold, c. 1900 Buy Now The reverse is engraved with

The reverse is engraved with a group of four left-facing artillerymen with an artillery gun

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The picture was taken by Foto V

A photograph of a Freikorps soldier wearing a Stahlhelm and wielding a rifle and stick grenades in front of an artillery piece

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael, II Class Cross in Gold, c. 1900 Buy Now The reverse is engraved with(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