the gilding has faded slightly but is generally very well preserved
with nearly 100% of bronze finish intact
Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G
managed to nurse his aircraft back to Rio Gallegos
which is very much in keeping of previous positive reviews
Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, White Division, Ii Class Cross, By B. Castells, C.1915 Auction the gilding has faded slightly(Orden al Mrito Militar). Instituted 1864 by Queen Isabel II of Spain. Alfonso XIII (1902 1931) issue. Type I. White Division. An eight pointed star consisting of delicate cut silver rays, with obverse centre featuring an enameled white cross of four equal arms in bronze gilt, alternating bronze gilded lions and castles in each quadrant, with superposed enameled white, blue and red typical of time period Spanish coat of arms also in bronze gilt, 12