Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Hold when the government established a

when the government established a Civilian Pilot Training Program

Handwerk - In die stamped white metal

76 horses killed

Olav - Grand Cross - In silver gilt and enamels

chipping evident in the red enamels on the parasol and on the outer ring on the reverse centrepiece

Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Hold when the government established a(Kriegskreuz fr Zivilverdienste II Klasse). Instituted on August 16, 1915 by Kaiser Franz Joseph. (Issued 1915 1918). A silver gilt cross with white enameled arms, the obverse with a center white enameled medallion, with FJI in silver gilt lettering, circumscribed by Merito Civili Tempore Belli MCMXV (Latin At the merit of the Civil War), with an oak wreath on the cross; the reverse vertical pin and two horizontally oriented rivets, maker marked FR