Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Star, C.1940 Hold USS Snook was lost while

USS Snook was lost while conducting her ninth war patrol

49 mm long knurled needle pin

pair is mounted as worn

in gold and enamels (swords in silver gilt)

light soiling present on the upper on the belt and shoulder strap

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Star, C.1940 Hold USS Snook was lost while(Orden al Mrito Militar). Instituted 1864 by Queen Isabel II of Spain. Francisco Franco (1940 1975) issue. Type I. White Division. A faceted eight pointed star in silvered bronze, with obverse featuring a centrepiece in bronze gilt consisting of an enameled white four armed cross, with alternating Spanish castles and lions in each quadrant also in bronze gilt, superposed by an enameled red, white, and blue time of period Spanish coat of arms, beneath