Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer’s Star, C.1880 Auction 39 mm x 58

39 mm x 58

small enamel damage to two arms

1827: ensign with portepee

the backer in white satin

a bronze medal

Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer’s Star, C.1880 Auction 39 mm x 58(Orden Militar de San Fernando). Instituted 1811 by General Courts of Cadiz; approved 1814 by King Ferdinand VII of Spain. Type II. Alfonso XII issue. An exceptional pierced Maltese Cross with ball finials in silver, obverse medallion in Gold featuring four superposed enameled red swords connected by the hilts, on an enameled white background, surrounded by elegant enameled blue border with the inscription AL MERITO MILITAR (To Military Merit),