| Order of the Spanish Republic | |
| Awarded By: | President of the Spanish Republic |
| Type: | State Order |
| Established: | 21 July 1932 |
| Eligibility: | To all those people who would have benefited the Republic and the Spanish people with their merits and personal works in the exercise of their profession |
| Status: | Abolished |
| Head Title: | Grand Master |
| Date: | 14 March 1815 |
| Higher: | Order of Isabella the Catholic |
| Lower: | Order of Africa |
The Order of the Spanish Republic (Spanish: "Orden de la República Española") was founded in 1932 in the Second Spanish Republic for civil and military merit to the state.[1] It replaced the orders of merit of the former Spanish Monarchy and had the mural crown instead of the royal one.
The order had the usual five degrees. There was a special collar for heads of state and two medals were attached to this order of merit. The ribbon was red with a white border.
After the military defeat of the Spanish Republic, Gen. Francisco Franco abolished all Republican Orders and instituted new ones.
| Insignia of the Order | ||||||||||
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| width=25% valign=top align=center | Insignia of the Collar of the Order of the Spanish Republic|100px|center | width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | |||||
| width=25% valign=top align=center | Collar | width=25% valign=top align=center | Collar Cross | width=25% valign=top align=center | Grand-Cross | width=25% valign=top align=center | Grand-Cross Band | width=25% valign=top align=center | Commander Cross | |
| width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | width=25% valign=top align=center | ||||||
| width=25% valign=top align=center | Officer's Cross | width=25% valign=top align=center | Cross | width=25% valign=top align=center | Silver Medal | width=25% valign=top align=center | Bronze Medal | width=25% valign=top align=center | Collective Plate (created in 1934) | |