Spain, Franco’s Period. A Miniature Order Of Health, Grand Cross Star, C.1950 Buy Now Footnote Hauptmann Georg Grüner: Georg

Footnote Hauptmann Georg Grüner: Georg Grüner (1915–1944) was born in German South-West Africa

measuring 43 mm x 27 mm

Canadian Buffs: Sterling silver with red and blue enamels

the German Cross in Gold

44 mm x 58

Spain, Franco’s Period. A Miniature Order Of Health, Grand Cross Star, C.1950 Buy Now Footnote Hauptmann Georg Grüner: Georg(Orden Civil de Sanidad). Instituted 1943 by General Francisco Franco. Francos period issue. In silver gilt, a ball tipped enameled white Maltese Cross, featuring beaded gilt field in each quadrant, with central medallion depicting an enameled red time of period Spanish coat of arms, surrounded by the engraved inscription AL MERITO SANITARIO (To Sanitary Merit), reverse with buttonhole for attachment, measuring 21. 39 (w) x 21. 25 mm (h), presenting