Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade, With Swords Auction is listed on the roll

is listed on the roll of the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry

Footnote: although in the shape of the cross

measuring 102 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

It became one of the most prestigious orders in Europe

31mm (w) x 15mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade, With Swords Auction is listed on the roll(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika within dual rings, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the hilt of each sword bearing a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with the tips of the eagles wings joining each arm, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring