Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade, With Swords Auction 31mm (w) x 15mm (h)

31mm (w) x 15mm (h)

R Morisse & Co

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade, With Swords Auction 31mm (w) x 15mm (h)(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika within dual rings, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the hilt of each sword bearing a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with the tips of the eagles wings joining each arm, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring