Austria, Empire. “The Sacred Egoism” Medallion By Edmund Otto, 1917 & A “Christmas On The Front” Cigarette Case Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised

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

measuring 36 mm (w) x 42

and mostly taken on Russian Front

of the new regiment sailed from Halifax on March 18

the arms of the cross depict the Saxon crown

Austria, Empire. “The Sacred Egoism” Medallion By Edmund Otto, 1917 & A “Christmas On The Front” Cigarette Case Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised1. 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