Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit With Red Distinction, I Class Miniature, C.1900 Newly Listed Date of item: August 16

Date of item: August 16

silver “Waffenfarbe” piping at the top

and four Silver Grade Medals (one with raised letters "L

He was forced to resign from his ministerial post in April 1944 after a string of incidents in which his attitude and behavior irritated senior Axis leaders

Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit With Red Distinction, I Class Miniature, C.1900 Newly Listed Date of item: August 16(Orden del Mrito Militar). Instituted in 1864. Type IV with Bourbon Shield (1875 1931). For Retired Military Personnel. In Gold with red, white and blue enamels, weighing 2. 1 grams, measuring 12. 8 mm (w) x 20. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Military Merit was instituted on August 3, 1864 by Queen Isabel II and amended in 1931, 1936, 1942, 1970, 1977, 1995 and