Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Star, C.1940 Archive ” manufacturer’s label faded

” manufacturer’s label faded

On 20 December 1916

on 65 mm x 75 mm Army green cloth

The washer is silvered brass

Grave Reference: Screen Wall

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Star, C.1940 Archive ” manufacturer’s label faded(Orden al Mrito Militar). Instituted 1864 by Queen Isabel II of Spain. Francisco Franco (1940 1975) issue. Type I. White Division. A faceted eight pointed star in silvered bronze, with obverse featuring a centrepiece in bronze gilt consisting of an enameled white four armed cross, with alternating Spanish castles and lions in each quadrant also in bronze gilt, superposed by an enameled red, white, and blue time of period Spanish coat of arms, beneath