Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed The compass of this work

The compass of this work has therefore had to be limited

in the Northern Covering Group

5 mm (h) inclusive of its wings

circumscribed “PRO DEO ET PATRIA” (Latin - God and Country)

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed The compass of this work(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted 1926. 1942 1975 Issue. A four armed cross composed by clusters of faceted rays in silver gilt, with obverse featuring a superposed enameled blue cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit), adorned by a typical of time period Spanish crown, featuring plain reverse, suspended by an enameled green laurel wreath also in silver gilt, measuring 48. 67 mm (w) x 79. 48 mm (h inclusive of the wreath suspension), light