Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Archive maker marked "BIRKS" and marked

maker marked "BIRKS" and marked "STERLING" on the inside back cover upper lip

scattered flaking in the black paint on the obverse arms

This is an extremely well preserved copy of “Der Schulungsbrief”

No trouble in it until Nov

measuring 208 mm x 108 mm (folded)

Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Archive maker marked "BIRKS" and marked(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