US WWI Victory Medal (18mm)
black elastic bands attached to both ends of the ribbon
scattered residue in the recessed areas
from which a decorated oakleaf wreath is suspended for attachment to the sash
Its leather chin strap remains supple and its well marked W
Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Swords Newly Listed US WWI Victory Medal (18mm)(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Constructed of coppered bronze, presents as a Maltese Cross with crossed swords above the upper arm, the obverse with a circular central medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a ring inscribed MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bearing the Bavarian lion rampant circumscribed by a buckled belt dated 1866, on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 43 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in near