Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun United Republic of Gehlken was drafted on September

Gehlken was drafted on September 13

A 1933/34 Reichs-Jugend Ski Tag badge

but the book is in an otherwise better than very fine condition

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Schiffchen)

with three holes for attachment

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun United Republic of Gehlken was drafted on September(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.