Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Silver Grade with Swords, Owner-Attributed Example Newly Listed while her husband was in

while her husband was in Europe

8 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

with alternating Spanish castles and lions in each quadrant also in bronze gilt

with a solid intact iron core without cracks or fractures

Type II (1861-1918)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Silver Grade with Swords, Owner-Attributed Example Newly Listed while her husband was in(Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastika, with a central raised mobile swastika set within dual rings, the reverse with a large block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a rounded catch, stamped with a silver content number of 900, in turn