Spain, Fascist State. A Naval Officer's Awards & Decorations Auction edged by black “schwarz” Waffenfarbe

edged by black “schwarz” Waffenfarbe piping

the reverse featuring a handwritten inscription and notably posted to a recipient in Hermannstadt (now Sibiu

Temporary Flight Lieutenant (T/F/L)

the obverse with a central medallion bearing a Maltese Cross circumscribed by an inscription of “MIL

Footnote: The medical standards of the Canadian Army were very rigid and numerous recruits were turned away due to poor teeth

Spain, Fascist State. A Naval Officer's Awards & Decorations Auction edged by black “schwarz” WaffenfarbeIncludes: 1. Group of Five: (a) Order of Naval Merit with White Distinction (Special Service), I Class Breast Badge (three piece construction, in silver gilt with blue and whte enamels, measuring 31 mm (w) x 54. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension); (b) Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, Knight (four piece construction, in bronze gilt with light blue, dark blue and white enamels, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 55. 5 mm (h)); (c) Portugal,