Spain, Fascist State. An Order Of Military Merit, Cross With White Distinction, C.1940 Hold presenting light contact and minor

presenting light contact and minor lost of white enamels

the obverse centerpiece topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade

" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the inside

the obverse insignia consisting of a Gold-plated Afrika Korps insignia with a date of “1941”

Spain, Fascist State. An Order Of Military Merit, Cross With White Distinction, C.1940 Hold presenting light contact and minor(Orden del Mrito Militar). Instituted in 1864. King Juan Carlos I (1975 2014). Type VII. In bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 41. 7 mm (w) x 61 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, original peacetime ribbon, on a traditional Spanish style horizontal hanger with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Military Merit was instituted on August 3, 1864 by Queen Isabel II and revised on many occasions