Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Hold B'HAM" on the reverse

B'HAM" on the reverse

in sheet metal

with her ill husband Colin

I have never seen finished-enameled cross in bronze

Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Hold B'HAM" on the reverseBattle of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time