Germany, Imperial. A Rare Merit Cross For War Assistance In Aluminum Archive ) Naming is engraved in

) Naming is engraved in running script

makers marked with cartouche of J

its bow extending beyond the wreath

4) A 1980 9th International Meeting of U-Boot Commanders in Hamburg badge

with a raised royal crown on the upper arm

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Merit Cross For War Assistance In Aluminum Archive ) Naming is engraved in(Verdienstkreuz Kriegshilfdienst). Instituted 5 December 1916 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1916 1924 issue). Constructed of aluminum, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm III, the reverse with an inscription of FR KRIEGS HILFDIENST (FOR WAR ASSISTANCE), unmarked, measuring 42. 69 mm (w) x 42. 98 mm (w), weighing 8. 1 grams (inclusive of