Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 United Republic of 21 mm (w) x 22

21 mm (w) x 22

The end cap is stamped with the flaming bomb

including a matching set of German Red Cross (DRK) second pattern Officer’s collar tabs

inscribed "SHAHID TAPU / SWARJYA TAPU" above the Provisional Government Azad Hind insignia at the far right

formerly an officer in the United States Army but resident in Canada since 1880

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 United Republic of 21 mm (w) x 22(Militr Verdienstorden, I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. Military Division. (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 enamelled medallion overlaid by a gilded and crowned monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a