Spain, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of Spain, Knight, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity blue and silver enamels

blue and silver enamels

whose name and description I do not know

two prongs on reverse may have been War time replaced

While with the 17th Reserve Battalion

the embroidery on the edelweiss on this piece is exceptional with this being one of the tabs that did not come with the usual numeric designation

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal Order Of Spain, Knight, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity blue and silver enamels(Real Orden de Espaa Ordre royal d'Espagne). Instituted 1808 by Joseph Bonaparte. 1808 1844 Issue. Of French manufacture, a later issue in silver gilt, consisting of a red enamel five pointed star with ball finials, obverse centre depicting a Tower of Castile surrounded by an enameled blue border with Latin inscription JOS. NAP. HISP. ET IND. REX INST. (Joseph Napoleon, King of Spain and Indias, He found it the Order ), reverse centre exhibiting a