Prussia, Imperial. A Rare Aluminum Variant of the Merit Cross for War Aid Hold brown and white enamels on

brown and white enamels on the reverse

named to Obergefreiten Oskar Jürgensen

with Collins substituting for the aforementioned Sergeant Grain

silvering nearly completely gone

Prussia, Imperial. A Rare Aluminum Variant of the Merit Cross for War Aid Hold brown and white enamels on(Verdienstkreuz fr Kriegshilfe). Instituted December 5th 1916. (1916 1924 issue). Constructed of aluminum, on a fixed loop and ring for suspension from its shortened period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled surfaces, the obverse centre bears the crowned cypher of Wilhelm Rex, the reverse centre bears the inscription (Fr Kriegshilfsdienst) (For War Aid Service), unmarked, measuring 42. 9 mm (w) x 43. 1 mm (l), weighing 16. 93