Bavarian Military Long Service Medal

.This is a Bavarian Long Service Medal, Third Class, awarded for 9 years of honorable military service in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The obverse features a crowned Bavarian shield over a Maltese-style cross surrounded by a wreath, with the words 'Treue Dienste bei der Fahne' (Faithful Service Under the Flag). The reverse is inscribed 'Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse' with the Roman numeral 'IX' at center, denoting 9 years of service.Instituted under King Ludwig I and continued into the Imperial German era,