Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Second Class Cross In Gold, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1890 Newly Listed some territorial battalion

some territorial battalion

George Herbert Sherlock of Toronto

some unaddressed/without stamp/without writing

After having completed his one year of service

Name also on chin strapping

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Second Class Cross In Gold, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1890 Newly Listed some territorial battalion1837 1918 Issue. (Bayerisch Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael Kreuz 2. Klasse). A hollow gold cross pattee with dark blue enameled arms; the obverse with an oval gold disc depicting St. Michael slaying a dragon his shield reads Quis Ut Deus (Latin Who [is] like God?); the reverse with a round gold disc, inscribed Virtuti (Latin Virtue); suspended from a hollow swivel crown suspension, with a horizontally pierced ball and broad loop for