Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit I Class In Gold, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity obverse centre in white enamels

obverse centre in white enamels featuring a silver gilded bust of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa surrounded by the inscription ORDER OF VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA

maker marked "MARTIN & SON CHELTENHAM" on the inside lid

Grand Cross sash badge

the nurses were credited with displaying "admirable discipline"

measuring approximately 130 mm x 44 mm

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit I Class In Gold, By Gebrüder Hemmerle, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity obverse centre in white enamels(Bayerische Militrverdienstorden, I. Klasse, in Gold). Issued 1905 1918. A hollow Gold Maltese cross with blue enameled arms and with Gold flames between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned cipher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a broad white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt, inscribed MERENTI (Latin Merit), in Gold lettering; the reverse with a central black enameled