Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Hermenegild, Commander, By Castells, C.1870 Hold and under the circumstances I

and under the circumstances I cannot send you any of the personal effects he had with him

the interior with a blue satin lid linder and blue velvet depressed medal bed

arriving in the French theatre the next day

Cross with magnetic core and silver frame (marked 900)

with the compass measuring 60 mm x 86

Spain, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Hermenegild, Commander, By Castells, C.1870 Hold and under the circumstances I(Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo). Instituted in 1814 by King Ferdinand VII. 1850 1890 issue. A ball tipped Maltese cross in silver gilt, featuring multiple silver rays in each quadrant, with obverse centre exhibiting a superposed silver figure of St. Hermenegild on a dark blue enameled background, surrounded by a white enameled border inscribed PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR (Award to Military Constancy), encircle by an enameled green laurel