Spain, Fascist State. An Order of Saint Raymond Of Peñafort, Collar Chain, c.1955 Auction Archive ” As Captain Eric Elkington

” As Captain Eric Elkington recalled seven decades later “We were rescued by a Japanese war ship"

resulting in a case of "shell shock"

(Орден Отечественной войны)

with the left side painted in a Prussian black and white colour scheme

stating that he had previous military service with the 18th Battery Canadian Field Artillery (recruit)

Spain, Fascist State. An Order of Saint Raymond Of Peñafort, Collar Chain, c.1955 Auction Archive ” As Captain Eric Elkington(Orden de la Cruz de San Raimundo de Peafort). Instituted in 1944. Badge in silver gilt, with a Maltese cross in white enamel, interlinking ropes in each quadrant, the obverse centerpiece illustrating a standing Saint Raymond in blue, red, and white enamels, holding a book, a disk halo in yellow enamel around his head, wrapped around the bottom of the figure sits a blue enameled banner with the words IN JURE MERITA, measuring 47 mm (h) x 47. 7 mm (w).