Austria, Empire. “The Sacred Egoism” Medallion By Edmund Otto, 1917 & A “Christmas On The Front” Cigarette Case Hold on ribbon with period buckle

on ribbon with period buckle

A German 3rd Company Prisoner of War Armband - Black screen-printed text on yellow cotton

the arms of the cross depict the Saxon crown

of the new regiment sailed from Halifax on March 18

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G

Austria, Empire. “The Sacred Egoism” Medallion By Edmund Otto, 1917 & A “Christmas On The Front” Cigarette Case Hold on ribbon with period buckle1. Il Sacro Egoismo Iron medallion with obverse bearing a ram hitting its head against rocks in the Dolomites, with makers mark of Edmund Otto, reverse bearing German Dem Grafen Cadorna (translation: to the count Cadorna) referencing the Italian position on neutrality following a comment in 1914 from Antonio Salandra that Italian intervention would be guided by scared egoism, measuring at 56. 4mm in diameter and weighing 55. 8 grams, light contact, in