Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer’s Star, C.1880 GTRexclude The reverse features a loop

The reverse features a loop

After the Japanese successes in southeast Asia

This eagle is woven in silver bullion with bright silver highlights

chipping evident in the blue enamels on both sides of the ribbon on the suspension

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

Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer’s Star, C.1880 GTRexclude The reverse features a loop(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),