Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 United Republic of Stitched into the pocket liners

Stitched into the pocket liners are two white-coloured cotton ribbons with snap buttons

with hand filed gilt lightning bolts

After two and a half weeks in New Zealand

trimmed in a red checked border that carries from the front panel over the spine to the back panel

measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (l)

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 United Republic of Stitched into the pocket liners(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted 1926. 1942 1975 Issue. A four armed cross composed by clusters of faceted rays in silver gilt, with obverse featuring a superposed enameled blue cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit), adorned by a typical of time period Spanish crown, featuring plain reverse, suspended by an enameled green laurel wreath also in silver gilt, measuring 48. 67 mm (w) x 79. 48 mm (h inclusive of the wreath suspension), light