Germany, Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "G B" (Gustav

maker marked "G B" (Gustav Brehmer

Footnote:  Sergeant Milburn was part of the A-Company of 47

measuring 181 mm x 89 mm

a silver gilt Maltese cross with blue enameled arms

Germany, Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Third Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "G B" (GustavA fine example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Third Class (Bayerische Militrverdienstorden, III. Klasse mit Krone); in silver gilt, 40mm (x 64mm including crown suspension); finely executed Maltese cross with blue, white, and black enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin