Military Order of St. Hermenegildo
Grand Cross of the type awarded between 1944 and 1951. Sash Badge, 48x37 mm., gilt Silver, with white enameled cross`s arms, centre medallion with separately-made image of the saint riding a horse within blue enameled outer circlet with the Order`s motto "PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR"; reverse with centre medallion bearing the founder`s mono- gram "F. VII"; imperial crown suspension, ring and original full length sash. Breast Star, 62 mm., partially gilt Silver, the centre with the Saint on sky-blue enamel, white enameled outer circlet with the Order`s motto, the whole surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath, on reverse thin, round pin and two side-hooks. A superb set, in excellent condition. I