Bavaria, Kingdom. An Exceptionally Rare Military Order of St. George, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example c. 1795 GTRexclude A Spanish Civil War Military

A Spanish Civil War Military Merit & Eagle Order Medal Group - Order of Military Merit with Red Distinction

original ribbon suspended from a hanger inscribed "Seirbis" with pinback

and yellow machine embroidery

engraved "SYMPATHY / Mrs

measuring 100 mm wide x 940 mm in length

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Exceptionally Rare Military Order of St. George, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example c. 1795 GTRexclude A Spanish Civil War Military(Orden vom heiligen Georg Bruststern zum Grokreuz). Instituted 20 March 1729 by Prince Elector Karl Albrecht (1729 1918 issue; c. 1795 example). Constructed of hand hammered silver, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled and blue lacquered arms joined through the quadrants by blue and white (substituted with silver base metal) rhombuses, overlaid by a central ribbed medallion bearing a red lacquered St. Georges Cross, the reverse with