Germany, Federal Republic. A Spanish Cross with Swords, Gold Grade by Rudolf Souval, Veteran's Example c. 1960 Auction Archive entering the European theatre on

entering the European theatre on January 17

encased in ten rows of tightly wrapped brass wire

it remains in an extremely fine condition

centre in Gold and enamels

1916 at Military Hospital in Hamilton

Germany, Federal Republic. A Spanish Cross with Swords, Gold Grade by Rudolf Souval, Veteran's Example c. 1960 Auction Archive entering the European theatre on(Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern, Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central raised mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with