Spain, Fascist State. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander By Number With Diamonds, C.1940 certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm (w) x 15

5 mm (w) x 15

circumscribed “Constantiae et Patriae Amori” (Latin - For constant love for country)

the medal was awarded with the Dhofar clasp (the only clasp ever issued with the medal) and awarded by the Omani Government for fourteen days of consecutive service

four months before the start of the First World War

Spain, Fascist State. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander By Number With Diamonds, C.1940 certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm (w) x 15(Orden del Mrito Civil, Comandante). Instituted in 1926. Type II (1942 1975). A silver eight point star with superimposed blue and white enamelled cross, the obverse medallion with the inscription AL MERITO CIVIL, a crown in Gold and Silver with diamonds sits on the 12 oclock arm, the reverse with a decorative vertical pin flanked by dual stays , presenting five rivets on the reverse, measures 77. 4mm (w) x 80. 7mm (h), weighs 61. 2 grams, reverse