Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of Saint Ferdinand, Miniature Ii Class In Gold, C. 1830 certificate_of_authenticity Richardson was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel

Richardson was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and took command of the "Calgary Tanks"

the reverse marked with the logo of Reichsverband Pforzheim

1917” (the date of von Hoeppner’s receipt of the original decoration)

green enamel loss on the tip of the star point at 12 o'clock

twenty-nine with intact lugs

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of Saint Ferdinand, Miniature Ii Class In Gold, C. 1830 certificate_of_authenticity Richardson was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel(Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando). Instituted August 31, 1811. Type II (1815 1920). Of French manufacture, in 18K Gold, a beautiful white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials and segments of green enamelled wreath in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a gold medallion with the figure of St. Ferdinand with a blue ring inscribed AL MERITO MILITAR, the reverse bears a gold medallion with the inscription EL REY Y LA PATRIA in a blue