Austria, Imperial. A War Cross For Civilian Services, First Grade, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity 1939 during the North Sea

1939 during the North Sea operations

strip of dark yellow piping along the bottom

Manitoba and Calgary

The purpose of the badge was to prevent men of military age but not in uniform from being harrassed by women pursuing them with white feathers

Austria, Imperial. A War Cross For Civilian Services, First Grade, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity 1939 during the North Sea1915 1918 Issue. A War Cross for Civilian Services First Grade (Kriegskreuz fr Zivildienste 1. Grades); a cross constructed of silver gilt and white enameled arms and with an oak wreath between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed Merito Civili Tempore Beli MCMXV (Latin Civilian Service during War) with FJI in capital letters for Franciscus Josephus Primus; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback;