Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To Leutnant Ernst Schaller Auction Archive Italian Kingdom Period

Italian Kingdom Period

meaning “flying coffins”)

the soldiers began returning to Canada

at the age of 81 and is buried in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park

along with aircraft (flight-worthy

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To Leutnant Ernst Schaller Auction Archive Italian Kingdom Period(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution day of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a screw meeting a backplate and nut, inscribed with a recipients name of Ltn.