Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed broken clasp)

broken clasp)

32 mm x 592 mm

having flown aboard the FW58

and Purple Heart (two-piece construction

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed broken clasp)(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted 1926. 1942 1975 Issue. A silver gilt four armed cross, each arm composed of clusters of individual rays, obverse centre featuring a superposed enameled blue cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit) in silver gilt, adorned by a silver gilt Spanish crown, featuring plain reverse, suspended by an green laurels, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 78. 24 mm (h inclusive of the wreath suspension and integral arc), with lost