Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Wagner & Sohn United Republic of (Luftwaffe Beobachterabzeichen

(Luftwaffe Beobachterabzeichen

the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW

Canadian Engineers in Siberia for sixty-eight days

designated Class "A" and sent to the Canadian Infantry Base Depot on September 11th

from Los Angeles

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Wagner & Sohn United Republic of (Luftwaffe Beobachterabzeichen(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, maker marked WS for Wagner and Sohn, measuring 42. 30 mm (w) x 42. 25 mm (h), weighing