Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Bronze Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity reverse of the wreath hand

reverse of the wreath hand scratched “…Plau Melzer Uffz

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles was killed in action"

in pressed paper

During the Battle of France in 1940

in machine woven rayon

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael, Bronze Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity reverse of the wreath hand(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.