Spain, Francoist Era. An Order of Cisneros, Grand Cross Breast Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac WWI 39th Infantry Battalion Cap

WWI 39th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF -  Browning copper

Although offered commission in the German Navy following the German takeover of Austria in 1938

in gilt bronze

By mid-April 1917

a lightly worn example in overall near extremely fine condition

Spain, Francoist Era. An Order of Cisneros, Grand Cross Breast Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac WWI 39th Infantry Battalion Cap(Orden de Cisneros). Instituted in 1944. Two piece construction, in silver gilt with red, black and yellow enamels, a large central eagle superimposed on the obverse, measuring 75. 4 mm (w) x 75. 1mm (h), ornate vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, enamel damage to the 12 and 6 oclock arms, otherwise the enamels are intact, very fine.