Cross of Merit of War: was awarded to all soldiers who had fought a year at the front, or for particular merits, or wounds, after the allocation of the corresponding badge. On the front top there is the monogram of King Vittorio Emanuele III (VE III), at the bottom of oak leaves surrounding a sword, and finally the center the words "War Merit". At the center towards a radial five-pointed star. The ribbon is blue vertical stripes with the middle two rows (narrow) vertical white.