Bavaria. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael Merit Medal Hold Beale returned to No

Beale returned to No

in stamped brass with stamped brass face plate affixed by two spot solders

1917) and was declared a Deserter"

and in case of issue

Bavaria. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael Merit Medal Hold Beale returned to NoA fine example of a Bavarian Royal Merit Order of St. Michael Merit Medal (Bayerisch Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael); c. 1910, a silver medal; the obverse depicting St. Michael slaying a dragon his shield reads Quis Ut Deus (Latin Who [is] like God?); the reverse inscribed Viruti (Latin Virtue); on loop for suspension, with its period original shortened ribbon (sewn together around the loop on one end); measuring 36. 01 mm in diameter;