Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross with Swords, Silver Grade, c. 1940 Auction worn with catch showing signs

worn with catch showing signs of use

designed by David Gibbons

maker marked “Lehmann & Wundensberg

nips in the fabric evident at either end from pinning to a uniform cuff

Treasure Guard Badge (in die-stamped bronze with red

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross with Swords, Silver Grade, c. 1940 Auction worn with catch showing signs(Spanien Kreuz). Instituted April 14th, 1939. An extremely well preserved and scarce Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords, constructed of . 900 purity silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with a central roundel wearing a mobile swastika, along with Luftwaffe eagles clutching a mobile swastika and swords in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the reverse is plain with a barrel hinge, banjo style vertical pinback, and broad rightward opening