Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, I Class Commander Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity “Pour le Mérite” (“For Merit”)

“Pour le Mérite” (“For Merit”) reads across the left arm to the right and ending on the bottom arm

constructed of dark-brown wool

on period triangular ribbon

followed by his imprisonment at Stalag Luft III at Sagan (Zagan) Poland where he POW 1337

Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, I Class Commander Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity “Pour le Mérite” (“For Merit”)(Orden al Mrito Civil). Instituted 1926. 1926 1931 Issue. A faceted eight armed cross in silver, with arms composed of clusters of individual faceted rays, obverse centrepiece in silver and deep blue enamels featuring a four armed cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit), crowned by typical of time period silver Spanish crown with enameled details, featuring plain reverse, hallmarked by two Spanish hallmarks both denoting manufacturing in