Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold McDonald of Wapella

McDonald of Wapella

weighing 216 grams

Three weeks after his discharge from hospital

In its hardshelled case of issue by Arrow

One in gold-colored bullion wire

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold McDonald of Wapella(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire