Spain, Facist State. A War Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed depicting a soldier sitting on

depicting a soldier sitting on a rock

The back of the pouch has two red leather straps stitched in place

very fine quality and all period strikings

in silvered tombac and red enamels

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

Spain, Facist State. A War Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed depicting a soldier sitting on(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