Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Auction manned by courageous deep-sea divers

manned by courageous deep-sea divers

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M1/120" (Wilhelm Deumer

cloth reverse

the reverse with a handwritten date of November 1941

The Bluebell then escorted the Aud to Cork but at the approaches to the harbour

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Civil Merit, Commander, C.1950 Auction manned by courageous deep-sea divers(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