A Spanish Order Of Civil Merit; Grand Cross Set Franco Era (1938-1975) Auction The original grades were Grand

The original grades were Grand Cross

which transitions into a one-piece handle completing in a detailed eagle’s head pommel

and Sergeant Gerald Gauvreau

In die stamped silvered tombak

and Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1897 (bronze gilt

A Spanish Order Of Civil Merit; Grand Cross Set Franco Era (1938-1975) Auction The original grades were GrandSpain; Grand Cross: multi piece construction, silver gilt with blue, white and green enamels, 48. 3 mm x 71. 2 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension, on a full length original sash; and Breast Star: multi piece construction, silver gilt with blue and white enamels, 72. 5 mm x 74 mm, vertical pinback flanked by dual prongs. Gilt wear, light contact and sticker residue evident on the reverse of the Grand Cross, enamels intact on both awards, extremely