Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed Together with Oskar von Hindenburg

Together with Oskar von Hindenburg and Franz von Papen

constructed of densely woven light grey machine embroidery

A very scarce Napoleonic award

with the dual black ribbons at the rear having been lost to time

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed Together with Oskar von Hindenburg(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