Spain, Spanish State. A Pair of Awards, c. 1965 Republic of the cockade framed by two

the cockade framed by two rows of angled black and white twist piping indicative of a Panzer Pioneer Battalion

while two additional sets of threaded loops arranged vertically are set over the lower edge of the pocket for the placement of awards with vertical pinbacks

O’Toole’s “Decorations and Medals of the Republic of Ireland”

distributed at a reunion of veterans of the regiment from 6-7 May 1978

With period ribbon

Spain, Spanish State. A Pair of Awards, c. 1965 Republic of the cockade framed by twoA pair of awards, including: 1. An Order of Naval Merit, II Class Breast Star with White Distinction, constructed of silvered bronze with gilt and multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed pebbled starburst, bearing a central white enameled Latin Cross, overlaid by a blue enameled anchor and topped by a crown, with its quadrants inset by the coat of arms of Castile and Len, with four visible rivets securing the obverse