Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Hermenegildo, I Class Grand Cross Star Case Auction Distinguished Public Service Medal (formerly

Distinguished Public Service Medal (formerly the Department of the Army Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service (bronze gilt

exhibiting scattered paint loss

Immediately below on the pleat of the pocket are two horizontal thread loops

and launched a fighter sweep against Honshū and later a strike against shipping in Kobe Harbor

with its mint and period original ribbon

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Military Order Of St. Hermenegildo, I Class Grand Cross Star Case Auction Distinguished Public Service Medal (formerly(Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo). Instituted in 1814. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, with distinctive rounded corners, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon smooth gloss like paper covering on all sides, the lid bearing the crowned Spanish coat of arms in the centre, the version used from 1875 1931 (Bourbonic Restoration) using the Pillars of Hercules and the Order of the Golden Fleece in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined