Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Cisneros In Gold & Diamonds, Knight Cross, C.1950 Newly Listed 57 mm (w) x 16

57 mm (w) x 16

the top bearing an inscription of “FRONT HEIL”

measures 41 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

Some time later

and is numbered 29403

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Cisneros In Gold & Diamonds, Knight Cross, C.1950 Newly Listed 57 mm (w) x 16(Orden de Cisneros). Instituted in 1944 by General Francisco Franco. Issued 1944 1975. Likely French manufacture, an exquisite and highly scarce ball tipped Maltese Cross in Gold, the ball finials embellishing by genuine brilliant cut Diamonds on each arm, with non genuine rubies illustrating the insignias red arms, featuring delicate Gold crossed arrows in each quadrant, the obverse displaying a highly performance hand painted Spanish eagle in black