Spain, Kingdom. Three Order Of Military Merit With White Distinction Awards Archive unmarked but typical badge by

unmarked but typical badge by maker Hermann Aurich

a branch of the family was elevated to Princes of the Holy Rolam Empire by Empress Maria Theresa

Just underneath the eagle

following cessation of hostilities

there is a requirement that ancestors who were militia officers must have had active service during wartime

Spain, Kingdom. Three Order Of Military Merit With White Distinction Awards Archive unmarked but typical badge by(Orden del Mrito Militar). Instituted in 1864. Includes: 1. Cross, Francoist Era (1936 1976) (three piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 40 mm (w) x 61. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, without ribbon): 2. II Class Breast Star, King Juan Carlos I (1975 2014) (multi piece construction, cross in silvered bronze with red, white and blue enamels, mounted to a silvered bronze eight