Spain, Fascist State. A War Cross, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac salmon-coloured cotton composing the background

salmon-coloured cotton composing the background of the ribbon banners

measuring 50 mm in total diameter

A curved bronze bar meets the disc and extends down through the back of the Pickelhaube

Two The Orders and Medals and Research Society Membership Lists (dated 1960s

Spain, Fascist State. A War Cross, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac salmon-coloured cotton composing the background(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)