Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Auction Archive In fine zinc with tombac

In fine zinc with tombac eagle

1 Clasp - SUBMARINE

This is a rare German Works Kiel (deutsche Werke Kiel) honour stick pin

maker marked “L/56” for “Fruncke & Bruninghaus” on the reverse

Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Auction Archive In fine zinc with tombac(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