Austria, Imperial. A 1915-1918 Issue War Cross For Civil Merit Second Class By Rothe Hold The enemy defensive fire was

The enemy defensive fire was extremely strong

Knee-deep mud

The tan sweatband is leather

marked in green with the stylized SS runes

and Town of Smolyan Honourary Citizen (in a hardcovered presentation folder)

Austria, Imperial. A 1915-1918 Issue War Cross For Civil Merit Second Class By Rothe Hold The enemy defensive fire wasA fine example of a 1915 1918 issue Austrian Imperial War Cross for Civil Merit Second Class in its case of issue; a four armed cross constructed of silver gilt and enamels; 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 vertically oriented rivets; the