Austria - Military medal - Mobilization Cross 1912/1913 (also known as Erinnerungskreuz 1912/1913 or the Balkan Mobilization

• The decoration was instituted in response to the Balkan Crisis and the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time did not participate directly in the fighting, a large-scale partial mobilization of the army was proclaimed as a precaution to guard the borders.
• Establishment: The cross was officially established on 9 July 1913 by Emperor Franz Joseph I.
• Criteria: The medal was awarded after demobilization to all servicemen of the army and navy who at the time had completed at least four weeks of uninterrupted service with a mobilized military unit