Spain, Kingdom. A Military Medal For Morocco 1916 United Republic of reverse marked “GES GESCH BSW”

reverse marked “GES GESCH BSW”

the obverse bearing a yellow machine-embroidered Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

unmarked but known to have been by Hemsley due to the voided areas on either side of the stem of the maple leaf

The reverse bears an advertisement for another work offered by the publisher

Spain, Kingdom. A Military Medal For Morocco 1916 United Republic of reverse marked “GES GESCH BSW”(Medalla militar de Marruecos). Instituted in 1916. 3 Clasps MELLILA, TETUAN, LARACHE. In silver, measuring 28. 5 mm (w) x 51. 5 mm (h), light contact, three clasps affixed to its lightly soiled original ribbon, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was created on June 29, 1916 and awarded for meritorious service in Morocco from that date. Melilla on the North African coast had been Spanish since 1497 and Ceuta since 1668 but it was not until the