Austria, Imperial. A War Cross for Civil Merit, II Class in Case visually-hidden 02 mm (w) x 41

02 mm (w) x 41

A silver gilt Maltese cross with white enameled arms

maker marked "SORLINI VARAŽDIN" on the clip

the exterior bearing a black enameled Iron Cross flanked by a red

featuring a branch of oak leaves and acorns

Austria, Imperial. A War Cross for Civil Merit, II Class in Case visually-hidden 02 mm (w) x 41(Kreigskreuz fr Zivilverdienste). Instituted August 16, 1915. In silver gilt, a white enamelled cross featuring a wreath sitting on the 12 and 6 oclock arms (under the 3 and 9 oclock arms, the central medallion bears the letters FJI, the reverse offers a vertical pin, 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 1922), measures 45. 2 mm