Spain, Franco Period. A War Cross Breast Star, C. 1940 Hold the Battalion was ordered to

the Battalion was ordered to billet at Croix Blanche

light contact and gilt wear on the obverse

on a field green wool base

97 mm x 185 mm

Spain, Franco Period. A War Cross Breast Star, C. 1940 Hold the Battalion was ordered to(Cruz de Guerra). Instituted 1938. Franco Period. Type I (1938 1942). An eight pointed silver star, with superposed obverse centre medallion in bronze gilt depicting a red, white and blue enamelled Spanish coat of arms, with blue enamelled border depicting the inscription Al Mrito en Campaa (To Merit in Campaign), surrounded a cross with expand arms into three points, silver gilt cross with crossed swords and a laurel wreath, reverse with pin assembly