Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross With Swords And Crown, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and retains a functional spring

and retains a functional spring catch securely holding the bayonet in place during storage

measuring 148 mm (w) x 98 mm (h)

and was named a member of the British Royal Academy of Music

Footnote: The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS AH began as AH’s personal bodyguard and eventually grew into an elite division-sized unit during the Second World War

Australia aboard the troop transport ship USAT Noordam on February 10

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross With Swords And Crown, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and retains a functional spring(Militr Verdienstorden, I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized and exceptionally detailed flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded and crowned monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a white enameled belt