Medalla del Mutilado

The Medal of the War Disabled for the Fatherland was a Spanish decoration created in 1938 to reward military personnel who, as a result of war wounds, had lost a limb or its use. It was regulated by two decrees:

Decree of 5 April 1938 (Official State Gazette, No. 540) and a definition issued on 10 June of the same year (Official State Gazette, No. 598); it consisted of one oxidized silver shield with a blue enamel background, bearing an X-shaped cross and the words “Franco” and “18 July 1936,” with the inscription “War Disabled for the Fatherland” in the exergue and the National Coat of Arms on the reverse. The ribbon was yellow with two green stripes, and the solid clasp was engraved with the place and date of the action that led to the medal being awarded.

Regulations of 1 April 1977 (Official State Gazette, No. 96). Article 125 established that this award was to be the same as the one described in the Regulations of 5 April 1938. The Medal for Disabled in the Service of the Fatherland was described as the same as the previous one, but with a green background and ribbon and that title in the exergue.