Austria, Imperial. A War Cross For Civil Merit, III Class Cross GTRexclude Charging and Commanding you in

Charging and Commanding you in that rank

Grade Cross 1st Class

Berlin 68” on the reverse

many exhibiting assorted maker marks

numbered "00600/10000"

Austria, Imperial. A War Cross For Civil Merit, III Class Cross GTRexclude Charging and Commanding you in(Kreigskreuz fr Zivilverdienste). Instituted in 1915. In silver, a white enamelled cross with a wreath over the 12 and 6 oclock arms, the obverse medallion features the initials FJI surrounded by the inscription MERITO CIVILI TEMPORE BELLI MCMXV, reverse with a single vertical pin assembly, marked on pin with CM makers mark, A (denoting Vienna manufacture), and a Dianas Head 2 A mark on the base (denoting . 900 silver fineness and Vienna from 1872