Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Star, C. 1960 certificate_of_authenticity a SS badge

a SS badge

Footnote: Private Henry Thurston is shown on the roll of the 247 man 14th (The Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles) Battalion and is listed on page 88 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

The kepi is flanked by buttons of identical construction holding in place a black leather chinstrap

each constructed of golden-yellow wool with buckram cores and bearing machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses pinned with pebbled magnetic metal buttons

with its period original replacement ribbon

Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Star, C. 1960 certificate_of_authenticity a SS badge(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted by King Alfonso XIII on June 25, 1926. 1940 1975 Issue. A silver gilt eight point star consisting of faceted and smooth rays, the obverse presents a blue enamel four armed cross with white enamel edges and large central oval ring which depicts a leftward facing standing figure holding a sword over flames, surrounded by the inscription AL MERITO CIVIL in the blue enamel ring, the cross is surmounted by a crown on the