Spain, Spanish State. A Civil Order Of Alfonso X The Wise, Grand Cross Set Auction Archive measuring 47 mm x 31

measuring 47 mm x 31 mm

presenting minor wear in the edges

suspended from a bar suspension and red ribbon

the completion of the Plan was perceived as justification of Stalin’s policies and solidified his grip on power

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936” (“FOR MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1936”)

Spain, Spanish State. A Civil Order Of Alfonso X The Wise, Grand Cross Set Auction Archive measuring 47 mm x 31(Orden Civil de Alfonso X El Sabio). Instituted April 11 1939 by Francisco Franco. In silver gilt, a red enamelled cross with the central medallion featuring a superimposed figure of Alfonso on a blue enamelled field, surrounded by a white ring inscribed ALFONSO X EL SABIO REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON (Alfonso X the Wise, King of Castile and Leon), the reverse is plain with a medallion featuring a red enamelled eagle on a blue orb, with the inscription