France, Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, Officer & Knight, C.1925 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Francoist Era (1936-1976) (three-piece construction

Francoist Era (1936-1976) (three-piece construction

It is believed that the Grand Cross grade only is awarded today

with a white enameled Maltese cross affixed by four pins

supplemented by an array of black-and-white photographs

" After being hospitalized in Europe

France, Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, Officer & Knight, C.1925 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Francoist Era (1936-1976) (three-piece constructionOrdre du Mrite Agricole. Instituted in 1883. Type I without date. Officer: in silver gilt with blue and white enamels, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 64. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, chipping and crazing evident on four of the six star points on the reverse, traces of gilt remains, original ribbon 12 o'clock arm enamel repaired with loss; and