Spain, Kingdom. An Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Star in Gold and Diamonds, c.1940 Newly Listed A photograph of a man

A photograph of a man standing next to a stack of tires of various sizes

with a central Bavarian lion rampant clutching a sword

studio marked "Valentin CARR

1922 and HMS Cyclops from December 21

Spain, Kingdom. An Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Star in Gold and Diamonds, c.1940 Newly Listed A photograph of a man(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted by King Alfonso XIII on June 25, 1926. Of high quality manufacture, an exceptional and desirable beaded eight armed cross in polished silver, the obverse insignia in 18K Gold frame featuring an unusual superimposed silver female figure on an enameled white background, circumscribed by an enameled blue white framed four armed cross with the inscription AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit), crowned by period 18K Gold