SPAIN ORDER CROSS OF MILITARY MERIT 4th. CLASS WHITE BADGE FOR TROOPERS CIRCA 70's, LUXURY CASE, RIBBON BAR, KING JUAN CARLOS I
SPAIN ORDER CROSS OF MILITARY MERIT 4th. CLASS w. BADGE FOR TROOPERS CIRCA 70's, LUXURY CASE, RIBBON BAR - REIGN OF KING JUAN CARLOS I ERA (SP - 21).
The Crosses of Military Merit (Spanish: Cruces del Mérito Militar) are Spain's military awards for gallantry or merit in war or peace. Awarded to members of the Spanish Armed Forces, Guardia Civil or civilians.
According to the current regulations this Cross is conferred to officers, non-commissioned ranks or equivalent civilian personnel.
THIS DECORATION HAS THE CONDITION OF AN ORDER, NOT A MEDAL ONLY. THE DESIGN IS FROM THE PAST CENTURY. CIRCA 1970'S: THIS ORDER IS WITH THE FORMER DESIGN OF THE ROUND CENTRAL SHIELD. THIS IS THE 4th. CLASS FOR TROOPERS ACCORDING THE FORMER CLASSIFICATION.
The category is as follows: with White Decoration (con distintivo blanco) - for actions, deeds or distinguished service during missions or ordinary or extraordinary service in the armed forces or in connection with defense of the country. Multiple awards of each class and each category to the same individual are possible.
The decoration has the form of a Greek cross with the arms enameled red in the Red Decoration category and white in the remaining categories. This former 4th. category is in silver colour only.
The upper arm is surmounted by a Spanish royal crown and has a tablet to engrave the date of bestowal. The round central shield of the obverse bears the coat of arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Navarre and Granada (until 2003 only alternate coats of arms of Castile and León); in the middle there is a oval shield (escutcheon) of the House of Bourbon-Anjou.
On the reverse there are letters "MM" (Mérito Militar) on red background. The cross is worn on a ribbon on the left side of chest. Each subsequent award is denoted by a bar with the date of bestowal on the ribbon. In this 4th. Class the obverse is flat.
Original set, with luxury box, cross medal and multi-piece construction and one ribbon bar. In excellent condition.
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