In 1887, the order was reorganized by Prince Regent Luitpold. The unit was: Grand Cross, 1st Class, 2nd Class with Star, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, Cross of Merit and Silver Medal of Merit. Presented here 3. The class was the second lowest class of the order. The crosses were made of gold and, at the end of World War I, silver. By 1909, a total of 711 3rd class awards had been listed. Awards are added to this until 1918. In 1894, a bronze medal was added. The last expansion and division occurred in 1910. 4th grade and the cross "For Merit" could now be awarded with and without a crown. King Ludwig I established the Order of Merit of St. Michael on February 16, 1837. Now all people could be included in it, regardless of faith and position. The prerequisite was excellent useful service in various fields, devotion and love for the homeland, which were supposed to cause the satisfaction of the king. Maximilian II. The Royal Order of Merit of St. Michael was originally a chivalric order founded by Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, then Prince-Bishop of Cologne, on 29 September 1693, open only to Catholic nobility. The depicted cross was made by Gebrüder Hemmerle, Munich, gilded with silver in 1917-1918. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen until 1945, volume 1, 1997.
A gilded silver cross with dark blue enameled, gold-edged cross sleeves. Front and back with a raised middle shield. On the upper cruciform shoulder there is a three-part agraph, on which a golden, open royal crown is installed. A ribbon ring passes through the imperial crown apple. In the medallion cylinder - G.H. - and 950. There are 900 on the ring.
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Obverse: Order of Merit of St. Michael of the Cross 3rd Class
Reverse: Order of Merit of St. Michael of the Cross 3rd Class
Awards of World War II