Bavaria. A Bavarian Order Of Military Merit; Fourth Class With Crown And Peacetime Ribbon By J. Leser certificate_of_authenticity while its outside backer is

while its outside backer is printed in black only

the reverse with a similar oak leaf wreath

he at once dug it out and cleaned it

1944 from Hertford

Evers was returned to the USA at the request of his family and is buried in a cemetery in Alabama

Bavaria. A Bavarian Order Of Military Merit; Fourth Class With Crown And Peacetime Ribbon By J. Leser certificate_of_authenticity while its outside backer isA fine example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Fourth Class (Bayerische Militrverdienstorden, IV. Klasse mit Krone); silver Maltese cross with blue, white, and black enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a