Bavaria, Kingdom. A Long Service Cross, I Class For 15 Years, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity reverse presenting Cyrillic script with

reverse presenting Cyrillic script with issue date of 1912-13 with red enamel surround

dated 4 October 1944

Despite the superiority of the American artillery

Lüdenscheid” on the obverse of the pin

the base illustrating a wreath of oak leaves with the shield on Karl I at its bottom and surmounted by the Austrian and Hungarian crowns

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Long Service Cross, I Class For 15 Years, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity reverse presenting Cyrillic script with(Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse fr 15 Jahre). Instituted 30 August 1913 by Prince Regent Ludwig. (1913 1919 issue). Constructed of tombak, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse with a central Bavarian coat of arms, the reverse with a central shield bearing a number 15 in Roman numerals, unmarked, measuring 39. 12 mm (w) x 43. 18 mm (h), weighing 11. 4 grams, in near extremely