Spain, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Cross For Albuhera, Officer Cross, C.1816 Auction Archive also of Montreal

also of Montreal

with red felt backers

the name in running script

Roland Walton of Red Deer

Spain, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Cross For Albuhera, Officer Cross, C.1816 Auction Archive also of Montreal(Distincin de Albuhera). Instituted 1815. Restoration Period (1815 1833). A bright red enamelled typical Spanish saltire cross with ball finials in silver, depicting red enamelled silver flames in the quadrants, suspended from a green enamelled laurel wreath in silver, obverse centre in silver gilt featuring cyphre of Ferdinand VII on white enamel surrounded by the inscription Albuhera, mirrored reverse, with later period (1953) Dutch testing silver