Cross of Military Merit facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cross of Military Merit |
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| Type | Decoration of merit (formerly order of merit) |
| Eligibility | Military personnel, Guardia Civil, civilian personnel |
| Status | Currently awarded |
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| Established | 3 August 1864 |
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| Next (higher) | Medalla del Ejército |
| Equivalent | Cross of Naval Merit Cross of Aeronautical Merit |
| Next (lower) | Distinguished Service Award (Without Insignia) Mention in Dispatches (Without Insignia) Royal and Military Order of St Hermenegild |
The Cross of Military Merit (Spanish: Cruces del Mérito Militar) is Spain's military awards for gallantry or merit in war or peace. Awarded to members of the Spanish Armed Forces, Guardia Civil or civilians.
Insignia and ribbons
The decoration has the form of a Greek cross with the arms enameled red in the Red Decoration category and white in the remaining categories. The Blue Decoration and Yellow Decoration badges have additional narrow bars in blue or yellow across the lower and lateral arms. The upper arm is surmounted by a Spanish royal crown and has a tablet to engrave the date of bestowal. The round central shield of the obverse bears the coat of arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Navarre and Granada (until 2003 only alternate coats of arms of Castile and León); in the middle there is a blue oval shield (escutcheon) of the House of Bourbon-Anjou. On the reverse there are letters "MM" (Mérito Militar) on red background. The cross is worn on a ribbon on the left side of chest. Each subsequent award is denoted by a bar with the date of bestowal on the ribbon.
The Grand Cross has the same form as the cross described above but is worn on a sash over the right shoulder.
The star added to the class of Grand Cross is gilt, eight-pointed, with the cross superimposed on it; currently between the arms of the cross there are alternate towers (Castile) and lions (León).
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_-_White_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Grand Cross – White Decoration |
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_-_White_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Cross- White Decoration |
See also
In Spanish: Cruces del Mérito Militar para niños
- Cross of Naval Merit (Spain)
- Cross of Aeronautical Merit (Spain)
