Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Spanish Orders of Civil Merit bestowed upon Don Pedro Reus Pujadas

i) Spain, Franco Period, Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 71mm including wreath suspension x 49mm, gilt and enamel, unmarked; Star, 75mm x 73mm, gilt and enamel, with retaining pin and two additional support hooks, unmarked, with full sash riband, in Villanueva y Laiseca, Madrid, case of issue, this lacking insert, the lid fitted with a name plate inscribed ‘Excmo. Sr. Don Pedro Reus Pujadas, 1968’; together with the related miniature lapel Star, good very fine

ii) Spain, Franco Period, Order of Civil Merit, Commander’s Star, 75mm x 73mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with retaining pin and two additional support hooks, unmarked, in Villanueva y Laiseca, Madrid, case of issue, the lid fitted with a silver name plate inscribed ‘Ilmo. Sr. D. Pedro Reus Pujadas, Año 1960’, minor blue enamel damage to motto around central medallion, very fine (3) £240-£280