Cross of Military Merit

Cross of Military Merit
Template of the Cross Military Merit Decorations
TypeDecoration of merit (formerly order of merit)
Presented bySpain
EligibilityMilitary personnel, Guardia Civil, civilian personnel
StatusCurrently awarded
Established3 August 1864
Precedence
Next (higher)Medalla del Ejército
EquivalentCross of Naval Merit
Cross of Aeronautical Merit
Next (lower)Distinguished Service Award
(Without Insignia)
Mention in Dispatches
(Without Insignia)[1]
Royal and Military Order of St Hermenegild[2]

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.