Spain, Spanish State. A Rare Notarial Merit Award for Chief of Federal Justice, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and the same small silvered

and the same small silvered metal buttons

October 1938 (1

Instituted December 2

With only minimal signs of wear

better than very fine (C:102)

Spain, Spanish State. A Rare Notarial Merit Award for Chief of Federal Justice, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and the same small silveredThe badge in silver gilt and enamel, the obverse oval centerpiece bearing the image of a book within a wreath, surrounded by the words NIHIL PRIUS FIDE, the reverse oval centerpiece bearing the date 28 MAYO 1862, surrounded by the words DECRETO 9 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1874 on a blue enameled field, topped by a gilt crown, 63. 9 mm (h) x 43. 5 mm (w), enamels intact, in extremely fine condition. The breast star in silver gilt and enamel, the obverse bearing