Cross for the Artillery of San Lorenzo del Puntal, Cross, Cross

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SKU: 02.ESP.0146.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Spain
Composition

Gilt/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: VALOR ACREDITADO POR LOS ARTILLEROS DE SAN LORENZO DEL PUNTAL Rev: POR EL REY DON FERNANDO VII - AÑO 1814
Image Licensing

This image/illustration is attributed to “Abbildungen zur chronic sämtlicher Ritter Orden und Ehrenzeichen Souveraine and Regerungen, Seiner Majestat dem Konige Von Presussen Freiderich Wilhelm IV gewidmet von H. Schulze, Lieutenant in der Landwehr Artillerie”, published in 1835 in Berlin. This image has been cropped. This resource is in the public domain in all countries where the copyright is the author’s term of life plus 70 years.

History

The Cross for the Artillery of San Lorenzo del Puntal was established by King Ferdinand VII on March 10, 1815. It was conferred upon Officers of the Battalions of Artillery who defended the castle of San Lorenzo del Puntal during the French siege in Cadiz in 1810.

The Cross features and obverse inscription that translates to "Valour proved by the Artillerymen of St. Laurent del Puntal," and a reverse inscription that translates to "By King Ferdinand VII in the Year 1814."

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