Bavaria. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael Knight’s Cross First Class; First Pre-1887 Type United Republic of (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and maker marked

(Gesetzlich Geschützt) and maker marked "BEVO"

including trips to USSR

a lightly worn example

1943 with stomach issues

Bavaria. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael Knight’s Cross First Class; First Pre-1887 Type United Republic of (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and maker markedA Bavarian Royal Merit Order of St. Michael Knights Cross First Class; First Type (1837 1887); in gold cross patte with blue enamels; with a center blue enameled applique with gold lettering reading Quis Ut Deus (Latin Who [is] like God?); with PFFP in gold lettering on the arms of the cross, and with gold lightning bolts between the arms; the reverse with a center blue enameled applique with gold lettering reading Virtuity (Latin Virtue); suspended