Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade With Swords certificate_of_authenticity the obverse with a silver

the obverse with a silver gilt center applique with a gilt lion rampant on a blue enameled background

all as a volunteer

The Kiangyin Barrier was an obstruction of sunken ships placed across the Yangtze just below the Kiangyin Forts by the Chinese in early August 1937

The scabbard measures 280 mm in length

the obverse depicting the leftward facing bust of King Ludwig

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade With Swords certificate_of_authenticity the obverse with a silver(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, overlaying a pair of crossed swords which piercing the centrepiece, with a central raised mobile swastika set within dual rings, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 56. 34 mm (w) x 56. 42