Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of St. Hermenegildo, Commander's Star, C.1950 GTRexclude Pinned into the cap band

Pinned into the cap band underneath the eagle is a SS-style Totenkopf

The Battalion participated in the Battle of Talavera

tarnishing and wear on obverse

400 pilgrims

illustrating the flag of the United Kingdom in the centre

Spain, Franco Period. An Order Of St. Hermenegildo, Commander's Star, C.1950 GTRexclude Pinned into the cap band(Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo). Instituted 1814 by King Ferdinand VII. Franco Period issue. A reduced size four armed cross with ball finials in bronze gilt, featuring cluster of five beaded rays in each quadrant in silvered bronze, with obverse centre in bronze gilt exhibiting a superposed figure of St. Hermenegildo, with a light blue enameled background, surrounded by a white enameled border inscribed PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR