Germany, Wehrmaht. A Rare Spanish Cross For Next Of Kin Auction Archive functional vertical pinback (marked “1”

functional vertical pinback (marked “1” for Deschler & Sohn

CYPRUS (23485950 FUS

copyrighted by the author in 1962

some of the original silver wash still remains

measuring 54 mm (w) x 110 mm (h) x 22 mm (d)

Germany, Wehrmaht. A Rare Spanish Cross For Next Of Kin Auction Archive functional vertical pinback (marked “1”(Spanienkreuz fr Hinterbliebene). Instituted 14 April 1939. (1939 issue). A rare and extremely well preserved Spanish Cross for Next of Kin, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, each joined through the quadrants by detailed Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, with a central raised mobile swastika on a pebbled background, set within dual