Cross for the Defenders of Tarifa, Gold Cross

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SKU: 02.ESP.0156.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Spain
Composition

Gold/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: A LOS DEFENSORES DE TARIFA Rev: 4 EXT.
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 Defenders of Tarifa was authorized in Spain by King Ferdinand VII on June 4, 1815. It was conferred upon members of the 4th Army, including the Navy force, who participated in the defense of the city of Tarifa against French forces on December, 1811.

The Gold Cross was conferred upon Generals and Officers, while the Silver Cross was conferred upon the troops.

The Cross is known as well as the Cross for the Fourth Army.

The Cross features an obverse inscription that translates to "For the Defenders of Tarifa," and a reverse inscription that stands to "Fourth Army."

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