Prussia, Imperial. A Merit Cross For War Aid With Documents To Hermann Hake Newly Listed marked “25” on reverse

marked “25” on reverse

Scots Guards (yellow embroidered lettering on a blue wool base

oval silvered fine zink

circumscribed in Latin script

called "kalpak"

Prussia, Imperial. A Merit Cross For War Aid With Documents To Hermann Hake Newly Listed marked “25” on reverseA Merit Cross for War Aid, (Verdienstkreuz fr Kriegshilfe) Instituted 5 December 1916. A Maltese cross paty constructed of a non magnetic metal, the obverse centre bears the crowned cipher WR (Wilhelm Rex), the reverse centre bears the inscription FR KRIEGSHILSDIENST (FOR WAR AID SERVICE), with a loop for suspension, on a white, red and black striped ribbon, measuring 41. 96 mm (w) x 41. 90 mm (h), very fine. A letter to Mr. Hermann Hake from the