Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Medical Military Order, I Class Cross, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction Archive stationed in Lorient

stationed in Lorient

surrounded by a broad white enameled ring

Many men from other states served in West Virginia regiments and were awarded medals

center with silvered and enameled shield

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Medical Military Order, I Class Cross, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Auction Archive stationed in Lorient(Militr Sanitts Orden I. Klasse). Instituted 16 October 1914 by King Ludwig III. (1914 1920 issue). A I Class Cross of the Bavarian Medical Military Order, constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms set within a gilt frame, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt monogram of King Ludwig III, within a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt date of 1914 and