Three 1957 Version Issued Award Stickpins Hold Schmidt has held the Iron

Schmidt has held the Iron Cross 1st Class since 18/05/1917

Canadian Field Artillery on March 28

illustrating a bronzed iron aeroplane rising to the upper left

Total of 1282 silver Military Merit Medals awarded during WWI

the list was notably shorter than in preceding years

Three 1957 Version Issued Award Stickpins Hold Schmidt has held the Iron(Federal Republic): Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (silver with black enamels, unmarked, 9 mm, on a 48 mm pin); German Cross in Silver (silver with black enamels, unmarked, 10 mm, on a 44. 3 mm pin); and Air Defence 1st Class Cross (bronze gilt, unmarked, 8. 8 mm, on a 47. 8 mm pin). Scattered enamel chipping on the German Cross in Silver, extremely fine.