Spain, Franco Period. An Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Breast Star, c.1960 Auction Archive An extremely well-preserved national flag

An extremely well-preserved national flag pennant

This is a very well-preserved Schutzpolizei der Gemeinden (Municipal Protection Police) officer’s visor cap

and measures 62 mm x 48 mm

In April 1947

Hesse-Darmstadt

Spain, Franco Period. An Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Breast Star, c.1960 Auction Archive An extremely well-preserved national flag(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted by King Alfonso XIII on June 25, 1926. 1940 1975 Issue. In silver gilt, a multirayed eight pointed star with beaded arms, the obverse is superposed by a blue enamelled white edged four armed cross also in silver, featuring the central inscription AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit), the cross is surmounted by a period Imperial crown also in silver gilt, the reverse with principal pin assembly flanked by two stays,