|
Miniature light bronze cross pattée alisée with eyelet for ribbon suspension; the face with a circular central medallion bearing the cipher of King Maximilian I Joseph within a beaded border, the upper, left, right and lower arms inscribed ‘FÜR’ ‘DIE’ ‘JAHRE’ ‘1813 / UND / 1814’ respectively; the reverse with a circular central medallion bearing the Bavarian lion within a beaded border, the upper, left, right and lower arms inscribed ‘KÖNIG’ ‘UND’ ‘VATER’ ‘LAND’ (King and Fatherland) respectively; diameter 16.59mm (0.65 inch); on a correct paper representation of the ribbon. The Medal was instituted on 4 December 1814 and confirmed in statutes on 25 May 1817 to be awarded to Bavarian military who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. A rare early miniature.
|
