Civil Order of Health, Knight

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SKU: 01.ESP.0129.105.01.000

Estimated market value:

$100-140 USD

  • Cross Obverse

Estimated market value:

$100-140 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Spain
  • Composition
    Gilt/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Obv: AL MERITO SANITARIO
  • Size
    42x60mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the Cross is attributed to Heralder and Wikipedia at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spanish_Civil_Order_of_Health_Cross.svg and it was published and used through the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license and the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version.

History


The Civil Order of Health (Orden Civil de Sanidad) was established by Francisco Franco on July 27, 1943. It was founded as successor of the Epidemic Crosses founded in 19th century.

It is currently awarded to recognize foreign and national individuals, and organizations, that provide outstanding service and develop activities relating to the field of health.

The grades are Grand Cross, Commander, and Cross. The Commander Breast Star is always in conjunction with the Commander, but the Commander may also be conferred alone.

The Grand Cross has a limited number of 5 members, while the Commander with Breast Star has a limited of 10 grants, and the Commander has a limited of 20 grants. The Knight has a limited number of 50 members.

Currently, the Order is the highest Civil Order in Spain that recognized merit and honor within the health field.

The Cross is also known as Simple Cross or Knight.

The Order features a obverse inscription that translates to "To Sanitary Merit."

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