What does the "P.A" on my German Spanish Cross mean?

by Hazzers

I recently got hold of one of these and I'm wondering whether it means it's not genune.

Beastybeast

Which class is it (i.e. bronze, silver, gold, with or without swords?) Does it have a box? Does it have a ribbon? Could you post pictures? Just knowing it says "P.A." isn't much to work with, since it could well be a genuine cross with letters added by a later owner.