Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, V Class Grand Cross, C.1890 Auction or used for museum display

or used for museum display purposes

blue and green embroidery in its base

Due to his very late accession to the throne

1916 with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel S

Seeing that this is the next class

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, V Class Grand Cross, C.1890 Auction or used for museum display(Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando). Instituted 1811. Type II, 1815 1920 issued. Of French manufacture in silver gilt, a faceted Maltese Cross with ball finials, superimposing on an enameled green laurel wreath, obverse centre depicting a superposed handmade figure of St. Ferdinand on a rare white enameled field, surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed by AL MERITO MILITAR (To Military Merit), reverse with pin assembly and dual stays,