Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Star, C.1940 United Republic of He was awarded the Purple

He was awarded the Purple Heart by the Commanding General

measuring 80 mm x 95 mm

It may also be awarded to foreign military persons

In addition to being made the 756th Knight of the Garter

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Star, C.1940 United Republic of He was awarded the Purple(Orden al Mrito Militar). Instituted 1864 by Queen Isabel II of Spain. Francisco Franco (1940 1975) issue. Type I. White Division. A faceted eight pointed star in silvered bronze, with obverse featuring a centrepiece in bronze gilt consisting of an enameled white four armed cross, with alternating Spanish castles and lions in each quadrant also in bronze gilt, superposed by an enameled red, white, and blue time of period Spanish coat of arms, beneath