Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Volunteer Medal

(Erinnerungsmedaille für die spanischen Freiwilligen im Kampf gegen den Bolschewismus). Constructed of gilded zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised sword overlaid by shield bearing Heer and Falange insignia, topped by a Stahlhelm, and above a swastika flanked by laurel leaves, the reverse bearing an inscription o “DIVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA” (“DIVISION OF SPANISH VOLUNTEERS IN RUSSIA”), above an Iron Cross topped by laurel branches, unmarked, measuring 32.44 mm in diameter, weighing 11.4 grams, a rare example retaining almost all of its original gilt finish, in extremely fine condition.