Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Spanish Cross in Silver, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive Elsie Thorpe (Wood) Hebden of

Elsie Thorpe (Wood) Hebden of the Isle of Man

but these descriptions have no basis and appear invented just to facilitate their sale

Third Period (1941-on)

each with a magnetic metal hook meeting a reinforced hole

along with a green enameled partial oak and laurel wreath as well as silver gilt crossed swords between the arms of the cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Spanish Cross in Silver, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive Elsie Thorpe (Wood) Hebden of(Spanienkreuz in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central raised mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with an elongated barrel inge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked with LDO code L 52