Cross of Merit of the First Army, Gold Cross

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SKU: 02.ESP.0122.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Spain
Composition

Gilt/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: DEFENSOR DE MI REY Y EL PRINCIPADO Rev: EXERCITO PRIMERO 1811
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 of Merit of the First Army was instituted in 1811 in recognition of the brave soldiers of the First Army, who participated during the 1811-campaign against the French army during the Peninsular War.

The Cross features an obverse inscription that translates to "First Army 1811," and a plain reverse.

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