Austria, Imperial. A War Cross For Civil Merit, III Class Cross Newly Listed George V (silver gilt

George V (silver gilt

four bladed propeller at the centre

each with two bronze loops for the accommodation of a dagger hanger

with four Maybach Mb IVa

Austria, Imperial. A War Cross For Civil Merit, III Class Cross Newly Listed George V (silver gilt(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