Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed He died in July 1971

He died in July 1971

brought his total successes to fifty enemy machines destroyed

Footnote: Herbert Leonard

broken clasp)

and Purple Heart (two-piece construction

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Newly Listed He died in July 1971(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted 1926. 1942 1975 Issue. A silver gilt four armed cross, each arm composed of clusters of individual rays, obverse centre featuring a superposed enameled blue cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit) in silver gilt, adorned by a silver gilt Spanish crown, featuring plain reverse, suspended by an green laurels, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 78. 24 mm (h inclusive of the wreath suspension and integral arc), with lost