Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Hermenegild In Gold, Knight, C.1850 GTRexclude Also stamped with GESETZL

Also stamped with GESETZL

or was carelessness becoming marked beyond all belief

72 mm (w) x 53

surrounded by the inscription "2nd CANADIAN OVERSEAS CONTINGENT"

the vehicles of the LRDG operated constantly behind the Axis lines

Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Hermenegild In Gold, Knight, C.1850 GTRexclude Also stamped with GESETZL(Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo). Instituted in 1814 by King Ferdinand VII. Queen Isabella II issue. An exquisite example consisting of a white enameled Pate Cross in Gold, with obverse centre in light blue enamels exhibiting a detailed superposed figure of St. Hermenegild in Gold, encircled by a dark blue enameled border inscribed by PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR (Award to Military Constancy), the reverse depicting the embossed cypher of