Spain, Franco Period. An Order of Aeronautical Merit, Grand Cross, c. 1940 United Republic of situated above the company’s scale

situated above the company’s scale logo

unmarked but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of “Rudolf Wächtler & Lange

1934 in Oakland

The spring clip is marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “U

Spain, Franco Period. An Order of Aeronautical Merit, Grand Cross, c. 1940 United Republic of situated above the company’s scale(Ordre del Mrito Aeronutico). Instituted November 30th, 1945. Consisting of: 1. A Breast Star. Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a eight pointed multi rayed star with multi faceted surfaces, the obverse depicting a white enameled Greek cross bearing a winged motif consisting of the Coat of Arms of Castile, Lene, Aragon, Navarre, and Granada, consisting of red and white enameled quadrants, with the white quadrants bearing gilded rampant lions