Spain, Facist State. A War Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed very fine quality and all

very fine quality and all period strikings

As a Captain and Acting Major

in silvered tombac and red enamels

the ends of the sweatband tied together with a white ribbon and finished in a bow-tie

he was re-admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe with Rubella for another eighteen days on January 27th

Spain, Facist State. A War Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed very fine quality and all(Cruz de Guerra). Instituted in 1938. Type I (1938 1942). Centrepiece insignia in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, the insignia centering a silver gilt wreath with cross and backed by crossed swords, the four arms of the cross bearing the Franco crown, two facing lions and a castle, mounted to a silver eight pointed star base, each star point with five pairs of faceted rays, unmarked, measuring 62. 8 mm (w) x 62. 8 mm (h), vertical