Prussia, State. A Merit Cross For War Aid, Mounted United Republic of Navy and Peoples Commemorative Medal

Navy and Peoples Commemorative Medal

along with his twin brother

maker marked "20"

the son of Elizabeth Kittson

with a period-original and unissued ribbon

Prussia, State. A Merit Cross For War Aid, Mounted United Republic of Navy and Peoples Commemorative Medal(Verdienstkreuz fr Kriegshilfe). Instituted on 5. 12. 1916 by King Wilhelm II. (Issued 1916 1924). A Maltese cross constructed of war alloy; the obverse inscribed Fr Kriegshilfsdienst (German For War Aid), with an oak wreath on the bottom half of the cross; the reverse with the Royal Monogram of Wilhelm Rex; with double loops for suspension, with some of its period original ribbon, measuring 41. 90 mm (w) x 41. 82 mm (h), weighing 36. 0 grams, mounted