Bavaria, Kingdom. An Exceptionally Rare Military Order of St. George, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example c. 1795 GTRexclude and yellow machine embroidery

and yellow machine embroidery

engraved "SYMPATHY / Mrs

A Spanish Civil War Military Merit & Eagle Order Medal Group - Order of Military Merit with Red Distinction

reverse centre depicting an engraved laurel branch surrounded by the inscription AL MERITO (To Merit) in silver gilt

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Exceptionally Rare Military Order of St. George, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example c. 1795 GTRexclude and yellow machine embroidery(Orden vom heiligen Georg Bruststern zum Grokreuz). Instituted 20 March 1729 by Prince Elector Karl Albrecht (1729 1918 issue; c. 1795 example). Constructed of hand hammered silver, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled and blue lacquered arms joined through the quadrants by blue and white (substituted with silver base metal) rhombuses, overlaid by a central ribbed medallion bearing a red lacquered St. Georges Cross, the reverse with