M-015  Spanienkreuz in Bronze ohne Schwertern (Spanish Cross in Bronze, without Swords), Marked L/13
In 1939, the Spanish Cross award became available to Germans who had taken part in the Spanish Civil War supporting Generalissimo Franco’s fight against Spanish communist forces. The decoration was presented in two classes: “with swords” for combatant personnel, and “without swords” for non-combatants - and in several grades within each class, including bronze and silver. This award is the lower of the two for a non-combatant (with Swords) – i.e. the Spanienkreuz in Bronze ohne Schwertern (Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords). This decoration is a fine example with a very convex shape (it rests on its cross points when laid on a table), in a very copper heavy Tombak alloy that serves as the bronze finish – the piece has a very ruddy look, with some darker toning here and there. The reverse is deeply stamped at the center with the LDO maker code “L/13” (Paul Meybauer). The hinge is finely crafted and functions smoothly. There is some very light verdigris along the badge edges, but nothing that detracts. A couple of the pointed cross corners are slightly snubbed (curled). The pin is a very well made, Coke-bottle type piece with the waist flared waist at the center point, the pin then tapering to a tip. A very representative example.
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