Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross with Swords, in Silver, by C.E. Juncker Hold within a ring of red

within a ring of red enamel bearing a silvered inscription of “PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI” (“PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITY”)

with only minor material fatigue

the reverse marked “LAUER” for maker L

who later became the patriarch of the von Trapp Family Singers

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross with Swords, in Silver, by C.E. Juncker Hold within a ring of red(Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern in Silber). Constructed of silver, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebble arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central mobile swastika situated within dual rings, and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of C. E. Juncker,