Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Supernumerary Commander, C.1950 Buy Now Accompanied by extensive paperwork enclosed

Accompanied by extensive paperwork enclosed in a binder

78 mm x 238 mm

and personal effects

when war was declared by Great Britain the following month

On the morning of 24th May Bismarck was engaged by HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales in the North Atlantic

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Supernumerary Commander, C.1950 Buy Now Accompanied by extensive paperwork enclosed(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted by King Alfonso XIII on June 25, 1926. 1940 1975 Issued. In silver, a multirayed eight pointed star with beaded arms, the obverse is superposed by a blue enameled white edged four armed cross also in silver, featuring the central inscription AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit), the cross is surmounted by a period Imperial crown also in silver, the reverse with principal pin assembly flanked by two stays, measuring