Spain, Facsist State. A War Cross, Type I (1938-1942) certificate_of_authenticity with a 40 mm wide

with a 40 mm wide black thatched nylon-cotton blend band around the circumference

the obverse featuring an enameled crowned Mexico City’s coat of arms

also in silver gilt with eight multirayed white enameled arms

Accompanied by a reproduction/printed photograph (with a group of thirty officers including a seated Major Fortin in the front row)

material fatigue to the leather elements

Spain, Facsist State. A War Cross, Type I (1938-1942) certificate_of_authenticity with a 40 mm wide(Cruz de Guerra). Instituted in 1938. Three piece construction, centrepiece insignia in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, the insignia centering a silver gilt wreath with cross and backed by crossed swords, the four arms of the cross bearing the Franco crown, two facing lions and a castle, mounted to a silver eight pointed star base, each star point with five pairs of faceted rays, with a single pair of faceted rays between each star