Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer I Class Newly Listed An Africa Service Medal

An Africa Service Medal

numbered "1453" on the rim

mother’s grandparents were Don Celestino Calleja Pino and Doña Gertrudiz Garcia Perez from Madrid

line drawings and maps printed in black ink

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Ferdinand, Officer I Class Newly Listed An Africa Service Medal(Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando). Instituted in 1811. Multi piece construction, in 18K Gold with red, white, blue and green enamels, weighing 15 grams, unmarked, obverse centrepiece with the hand painted image of St. Ferdinand, the centrepiece ring inscribed "AL MERITO MILITAR" (Military Merit), reverse with the original traditional Spanish centrepiece replaced with a centrepiece from the obverse of the Luxembourg Order of the Oak Crown that