Footnote: The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom
and a citizen of the German Reich
the flaps held up with black metal hooks fed through black finished eyelets
including a badge with ribbons
machine woven insignia/patch
Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Charles Iii, Commander In Gold, C. 1880 Auction Archive Footnote: The Distinguished Service Order(Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III). Instituted by King Charles III on September 19, 1771. A lovely decoration, in 18K Gold, presenting a blue and white enamel Maltese cross with ball finials, a Fleur de Lis in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presenting a superimposed hand painted image of the Virgin Mary, the reverse presents the cypher of Charles III surrounded by a white ring inscribed VIRTUTI ET MERITO, the badge is surmounted by a