Order for Military Merit

Breast Star of the Order with gold chiseled and rays, cut to their length, charged with pointed cross in gold, with a silver fleur de lys to each tip, flanked by golden laurel wreath and crossed swords, the upper arm with polished silver tag and upper, royal crown; centre medallion with enameled arms of Spain with the Bourbones’ blue enameled escutcheon, within blue enameled outer circlet bearing the Order’s motto “AL MERITO EN CAMPANA”; polished reverse fitted with vertical pin and maker’s escutcheon of Medina, Barcelona.
A beautifully made star in the finest Spanish quality, of great rarity in Gold, from the early 20th Century, excellent condition. Dim.: 95,0 mm., 59 g. I RR!