band constructed of khaki cotton fabric with black chin strap on front half attached on sides by golden buttons
very light crazing on the tab
A fine example of a bronze grade Close Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange)
the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered red threaded Geneva Cross circumscribed by a black inscription of “DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ” (“GERMAN RED CROSS”)
8 grams (with loop)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Silver Grade With Swords, By C.e. Juncker Archive band constructed of khaki cotton(Spanien Kreuz in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central mobile swastika inside of dual rings, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, each quadrant joined by a Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical