Spain, Republic. A Rare Civil Order of the Liberation of Spain, Medal Archive the German submarine U 12

the German submarine U 12 sank her with a torpedo about noon

the obverse depicting a spade with a mobile swastika and two wheat stalks in a “V” formation

some very minor enamel loss

the booklet also hand-stitched with a number of Imperial

later a Business Manager in Winnipeg) and Dorothy Josephine Wyman (nee Luce

Spain, Republic. A Rare Civil Order of the Liberation of Spain, Medal Archive the German submarine U 12(Orden Civil de la Liberacin de Espaa). Instituted September 3, 1947. Dissolved 1977. In bronze, the obverse features a Spanish emblem surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA ESPANOLA, the reverse is inscribed PATRIA LIBERTAD REPUBLICA, measures 38 mm (w) x 43. 9 mm (h), worn on original ribbon, minor wear, an extremely fine and exceptionally rare medal. Footnote: The Civil Order of the Liberation of Spain (Orden Civil de la Liberacin de Espaa) was