5 mm bar inscribed "EXPERT RIFLEMAN" flanked by ornate leafing at either end
(Wehrmacht Koppelschloss für Offiziere)
12mm (h- to top of ring suspension)
The right breast above the pocket is enriched with an Army eagle insignia
5 mm (h) inclusive of its scroll)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Volunteer Medal, with Issue Package, by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 5 mm bar inscribed "EXPERT(Erinnerungsmedaille fr die spanischen Freiwilligen im Kampf gegen den Bolschewismus). Constructed of gilded zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised shields overlaid by Heer and Falange insignia, in turn overlaying a sword, topped by a Stahlhelm, and situated above a swastika flanked by clusters of laurel leaves, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DIVISION ESPAOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA