Spain, Franco Era. An Order Of Cisneros, Gold Grade Medal, C.1950 Auction (Orden von Zähringer Löwen Bruststern

(Orden von Zähringer Löwen Bruststern zum Kommandeurkreuz)

Military Order of the Cross of St Matthew

594 tons in December 1943

32 mm x 51

the long-time soldier filed for retirement for health reasons

Spain, Franco Era. An Order Of Cisneros, Gold Grade Medal, C.1950 Auction (Orden von Zähringer Löwen BruststernOrden de Cisneros. Instituted in 1944. In bronze gilt, convex, measuring 36 mm in diameter, scattered gilt wear, spotting, original ribbon, on a traditional Spanish style horizontal hanger with pinback, very fine. Footnote: The Order of Cisneros was instituted in 1944, to reward political merit. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.