Germany, Heer. A German Eagle Order With Swords Award Document To Spanish Recipient Auction Archive purportedly saying that he would

purportedly saying that he would not accept "a crown from the gutter"

by order of American President Theodore Roosevelt

no ribbon and comes in its case of issue

obverse with the right-facing bust of Louis XV

Germany, Heer. A German Eagle Order With Swords Award Document To Spanish Recipient Auction Archive purportedly saying that he wouldA certificate, card stock, measuring 211x298mm, near mint condition; in folder, measuring 220x305mm, near mint condition; with Spanish translation, measuring 211x297mm, extremely fine condition with folding crease; with envelope, measuring 327x235mm, very fine condition with several tears and some scuffing. The recipient is Cabo (Corporal) Don Manuel Siler Ariza, who received the German Merit Medal with Swords on June 5, 1939. The award certificate