Spain, Kingdom. A Civil Order Of Charity, Commander, Purple & White Distinction, C.1920 certificate_of_authenticity the Founder and President of

the Founder and President of the Clifton Company Limited of Toronto

on a 122 mm x 239 mm x 41 mm high black marble base with a blue felt protective pad on the bottom

obverse illustrating Italian aviator Italo Balbo sitting in the cockpit of his plane

Issue 1853 -1961

The exterior insignia completes with a central aluminum oak leaf wreath

Spain, Kingdom. A Civil Order Of Charity, Commander, Purple & White Distinction, C.1920 certificate_of_authenticity the Founder and President of(Orden Civil de Beneficencia). Instituted 1856 by Queen Isabel II. Type II. 1910 1975 Issue. Purple & White Distinction. In silver gilt, a highly detailed enameled purple white framed eight pointed star with ball finials, obverse is stylized by partially enameled gilded central medallion with Latin inscription FORTITUDO CHARITAS ABNEGATIO, superposed by a hand made symbol of charity with enamels of multiple colors, the reverse with mirrored design