Spain, Fascist State. A War Cross, c. 1940 GTRexclude measuring 63x92mm

measuring 63x92mm

worn on a triangular metal support with green and white enamel strips with a stylized rosette in the alcove

held annually

overlaid by white enameled Olympic rings and topped by a NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

measuring 270x369mm

Spain, Fascist State. A War Cross, c. 1940 GTRexclude measuring 63x92mm(Cruz de Guerra). Instituted in 1938. 1937 1942 Issue (1940 Production). Three piece construction, bronze gilt arms with enamelled insignia on a silvered bronze base, unmarked, 60. 35 mm x 60. 52 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, contact marks on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: Footnote: The War Cross was instituted on January 26, 1937 and amended in 1942. It was a direct descendant of the Military Order of Mary Christine (Mara Cristina)