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    WW I Prussian War Service Cross Question

    Please forgive my ignorance, but all the WW I Prussian War Service Crosses I've seen have been made of what looks to be grey zinc or 'pot metal'. Were these ever struck in a higher quality metal? If so, I'd love to see an example.

    Thanks!
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    The Prussian War Aid Cross was made in Aluminum early on. Examples of those are considerably more expensive than the zinc ones.

    http://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deu...enst-1916.html

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      #3
      I think those were made from top quality zinc. (If there is such a thing as quality zinc) I've never seen one of those awards with the dreaded "zinc pest"...the little bubbles that form on bad quality zinc items. Gary

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        Originally posted by Ammersee View Post
        I think those were made from top quality zinc. (If there is such a thing as quality zinc) I've never seen one of those awards with the dreaded "zinc pest"...the little bubbles that form on bad quality zinc items. Gary
        I have a minty example has a tiny spot of zinc pest on it. I keep desiccant packets in its case to try and keep it from spreading.

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          Thanks gentlemen. I'd love to see an aluminum example!

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            #6
            Originally posted by MauserKar98k View Post
            The Prussian War Aid Cross was made in Aluminum early on.
            Found one! It's significantly lighter (6 grams) than my two zinc counterparts (15-19 grams). As would be expected, the aluminum finish has a bit more metalic "brightness" to it than the dark grey zink pieces.
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              #7
              Sweet. Congrats on finding one.
              pseudo-expert

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                #8
                I think Trevor found one recently in silver, didn't he?

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                  #9
                  Indeed I did.

                  Best regards,
                  Streptile

                  Looking for ROUND BUTTON 1939 EK1 Spange cases (LDO or PKZ)

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                    #10
                    Wow - that has to be the ultimate version of this cross. The recipient must have been someone special. Thanks for posting it!

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                      #11
                      What was this decoration awarded for? I think Ludendorff and Hindenburg wore these....

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                        #12
                        for war aid at the home front.

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                          #13
                          Here is another aluminum (currently for sale):

                          Best regards,
                          Streptile

                          Looking for ROUND BUTTON 1939 EK1 Spange cases (LDO or PKZ)

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