Spain, Civil War Period. A Republican Air Force Pilot Badge, C. 1936 Hold A silver gilt Maltese cross

A silver gilt Maltese cross featuring white enamels with blue borders

with original ribbon with a pin attached to one end

This was followed by an eighteen month posting as the Commanding Officer for Cadets

1959 and after five days treatment

with slotted white wool bed medal

Spain, Civil War Period. A Republican Air Force Pilot Badge, C. 1936 Hold A silver gilt Maltese cross(Fuerzas Areas de la Repblica Espaola 1936 1939). Two piece construction, the propeller in silver gilt and mounted to wings base in silver with red enamels, marked with the partially obscured silver purity mark and marked with a hexagon indicating manufacture in Spain, the hexagon bearing the assay office code "GR" (Granada), measuring 71 mm (w) x 17. 5 mm (h), traces of gilt remains on the propeller, very light contact overall, near extremely fine.