Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Silver Grade with Swords, Privately-Purchased Example United Republic of inside of the armband stamped

inside of the armband stamped in white ink under the rectangle with the Canadian Corps Reunion Toronto 1938 insignia

the obverse inscribed “Für Kriegshilfsdienst” (For War Aid)

on a semi-coated thick white paper stock

To the people of the Aztec city state of Tenochtitlan

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Silver Grade with Swords, Privately-Purchased Example United Republic of inside of the armband stamped(Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastika, bearing a central mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with an unusual attachment apparatus, consisting of a barrel hinge and vertical pinback design most commonly