Bavarian Medal ID?

[Gary B]

Hi,

Can you identify the 3rd award on this bar? It is Bavarian and I have seen it before but I dont know what it is for.

Thanks.

Gary

[joe campbell]

it is the bavarian king ludwig medal.

joe

[Gary B]

Thanks for the information!

Gary B

it is the bavarian king ludwig medal.

joe

[Guest Rick Research]

nice hard permanent green lacquer-enamel on zinc as awarded in 1917. The 1916s were chemically smoked bronze, and the 1918s were just zink.

This is one of those awards that by statute was ONLY to be awarded

when no other WW1 Bavarian award had been bestowed already and

was no longer to be worn when any other Bavarian award WAS bestowed

but very often they ARE worn like this, quite fairly indicating rear and front merit.

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[joe campbell]

scary good, rick!

my thanks.

joe

[Gary B]

Thanks Rick, You are a fountain of knowledge! My example has some white spots on it so I assume it is a zinc example.

Gary B