Spanish Cross Help

[Sal Williams]

Yes, Sal. If they went to all the trouble to make this fake back in the 70's, why didn't they just put hardware on the reverse at least? Why a ribbon?

Sorry, Bob, no disrespect to the Umlauff family.

Robert

Robert, I think you are not understanding. What they were making with that example was the "Next of Kin"or "Hinterbleibene" cross which was worn by the relative of a Legion Condor member who was killed in Spain. It was worn on a ribbon. It is also significantly smaller than the standard Spanish Cross (and is supposed to be)

Best, Sal

[Robert P.]

Robert, I think you are not understanding. What they were making with that example was the "Next of Kin"or "Hinterbleibene" cross which was worn by the relative of a Legion Condor member who was killed in Spain. It was worn on a ribbon.

Best, Sal

You're right, Sal. I was not understanding. I had no idea a medal like this with a ribbon existed. Are there originals in our archives?

Robert

[Sal Williams]

You're right, Sal. I was not understanding. I had no idea a medal like this with a ribbon existed. Are there originals in our archives?

Robert

I believe there are Robert. They are very rare crosses as there were only 413 (i am going off memory there ) kia in Spain.

[Robert P.]

I believe there are Robert. They are very rare crosses as there were only 413 (i am going off memory there ) kia in Spain.

What a deal, Sal. I had no idea. Sorry for my ignorance. They're as rare, or rarer, that the original gold CCC's.

Robert

[Bob Hritz]

Yes, there are originals.

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Verso.

Bob Hritz

[George L]

Nice NoK, SC Bob! Kind of neat how they applied the eagles separately on this type of cross.

Robert, the SC in silver without swords had an even lower # awarded at 327.

[Robert P.]

Amazing! Excellent! What a fine collection, sir.

I notice the absence of the 'drop tail' on the eagles. What a collection!

Robert

[jacques]

Here is anothe variant with cut out swas