A Rare Spanish Civil War "British Subject" Armband For An Embassy Employee Hold Accompanied by a Canadian 1918

Accompanied by a Canadian 1918 Victory Loan Essay Competition Medal (silvered bronze and enamels

102mm x 57mm (or 4 x 2 1/4 inches)

Chief Boatswain

” and “800” for silver content: measuring 42 mm in diameter

obverse hand engraved with the Royal Engineers insignia

A Rare Spanish Civil War "British Subject" Armband For An Embassy Employee Hold Accompanied by a Canadian 1918Spain: Fabricated from white cotton, screen printed in red and blue inks, illustrating the flag of the United Kingdom with the inscription "SBDITO BRITNICO" (British Subject) below, with official stampings in black ink on either side, reinforced stitching along all four edges, the two ends held in place via two safety pins on the reverse, 83 mm x 155 mm, lightly soiled, near extremely fine.