Spain, Spanish State. A Spanish War Cross Breast Star, Red Lion Variant, c. 1940 Auction with stiff rayon backing

with stiff rayon backing

the collar measures 112 cm in circumference

Military operations against Iraq

and clovers in the other claw

only received the two war medals

Spain, Spanish State. A Spanish War Cross Breast Star, Red Lion Variant, c. 1940 Auction with stiff rayon backingConstructed of a silver alloy with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a vaulted eight pointed star, overlaid by a gilded cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, overlaid by a central enameled medallion bearing the coat of arms of Castile and Len, with the lions executed in red enamel, within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt