Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer’s Star, C.1880 GTRexclude He returned to work as

He returned to work as a Farm Labourer in 1919

The well-detailed eagle insignia on the peak has been lost to time

After the Japanese successes in southeast Asia

Measuring 32 mm

The reverse features a loop

Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer’s Star, C.1880 GTRexclude He returned to work as(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),