Spain, Kingdom. An Order of Charles III, Knight, c.1900 Auction 000 awards having been made

000 awards having been made

Contact marks and surface oxidation

Bexhill-on-Sea and the Hotel Metropole

An Order of the Colonial Star of Italy

Spain, Kingdom. An Order of Charles III, Knight, c.1900 Auction 000 awards having been made(Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III). Instituted in 1771. In silver gilt and enamels, a Maltese cross in blue and white enamel, with fleur de lys in each quadrant, surmounted by a wreath, the obverse centerpiece bearing a distinctive iconography of the Immaculate Conception, the reverse bearing the Royal monogram of Charles III, surrounded by a white enamelled ring with the motto VIRTUTI ET MERITO, measures 38 mm (w) x 58. 9 mm (h inclusive of