Spain, Provincial Regency. A Distinguished Service Cross For The Battle Of Cheste, C.1841 Auction Archive arriving in Halifax on March

arriving in Halifax on March 9th

1918) was a professional soldier turned aviator who became a leading fighter ace with twenty-seven victories

thus good/very good condition

also filing his Last Will and Testament on October 8th

Spain, Provincial Regency. A Distinguished Service Cross For The Battle Of Cheste, C.1841 Auction Archive arriving in Halifax on MarchIssued 1841. In bronze gilt with finely executed white, yellow, and green enamels, measuring 32 mm (w) x 35 mm (h inclusive of horizontally pierced integral ball suspension), hand etched edging, hand painted lettering, an old, later period ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: Founded May 5th 1841 by the provisional regency of Maria Christina. Awarded to the Elizabethan troops that took part in the Battle of Cheste of 1838; part of the First Carlist War.