maker marked "S&CO" (Sporrong & Co
illustrating a left-facing eagle
and King Philip IV of France
large oxidation spot on the reverse
Iron Cross 1st Class 1914
Bavaria, Kingdom. A Lot Of Decorations & Awards certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "S&CO" (Sporrong &(Bayerische Medaillen). A lot of three Bavarian decorations, including a Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt with an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse with a central Bavarian lion rampant, within a stylized belt