Military Merit Order (Bavaria)

Military Merit Order Bayerischer Militär-Verdienstorden
Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords
Type	military order
Awarded for	Bravery or military merit
Description	Blue-enameled Maltese cross with an enameled center medallion; can be awarded with and without swords and came in several classes
Country	Bavaria
Presented by	the Kingdom of Bavaria
Eligibility	Military officers and officials, and in certain cases civilians
Status	Obsolete
Established	19 July 1866
Precedence
Next (higher)	Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Next (lower)	Ludwig Order
Related	Prussian Iron Cross, Saxon Albert Order, Württemberg Friedrich Order with Swords, Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords

The Bavarian Military Merit Order (German: Militär-Verdienstorden) was established on 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was the kingdom's main decoration for bravery and military merit for officers and higher-ranking officials. Civilians acting in support of the army were also made eligible for the decoration. The Military Merit Order ranked below the Military Order of Max Joseph (Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden), which was Bavaria's highest military honor for officers (and conferred a patent of non-hereditary nobility on officers who were not already nobles).