Spain, Franco Period. A German-Made Order of Military Merit, III. Class Star, c.1940 United Republic of A shortened length of neck

A shortened length of neck ribbon for a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

explaining the proper wearing of the awards

8 mm inclusive of its crown and crossed swords suspension

measuring 70 mm (w) x 50 mm (h))

Spain, Franco Period. A German-Made Order of Military Merit, III. Class Star, c.1940 United Republic of A shortened length of neck(Cruces del Mrito Militar). Instituted August 3rd, 1864. (c. 1940 issue). Type VI. An eight pointed gilded bronze multi faceted star with a large white enameled gilded Greek Cross with silvered rampant lions and castle towers in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central enameled the obverse with a central emblem bearing the coat of arms of Castile, Len, Aragon, Navarre, and Granada, topped by a gilt bar to bear the date