Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Bronze Merit Medal Archive at the end maker

at the end maker

RZM paper tag on reverse

Constructed of densely woven BeVo style machine embroidery in matte olive coloured and black threading

with excellent details and fine enamels

inscribed "THIS MEDAL COMMEMORATES THE MAGNIFICENT RESPONSE OF BRITAIN'S SONS TO THE EMPIRE'S CALL TO ARMS TRANSVAAL WAR 1899-1900" to the left and "DAILY MAIL KIPLING POEM" below

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Bronze Merit Medal Archive at the end maker(Bayerisch Kniglicher Verdienstorden vom Heiligen Michael, Bronzene Medaille). Issued 1894 1918. A round bronze medal; the obverse depicting St. Michael slaying a dragon his shield reads Quis Ut Deus (Latin Who [is] like God?); the reverse inscribed Virtuti (German Virtue); on a loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon; 35. 95 mm in diameter; weighing 19. 6 grams; in overall very fine condition.