Spain, Franco Era. A Royal & Military Order Of St. Hermenegild, Commander's Star, C.1950 certificate_of_authenticity the lid inscribed "ORDEN RADA

the lid inscribed "ORDEN RADA SA SREBRNIM VENCEM"

An intact black leather buffer pad covers the seam where the blade and crossguard meet

obverse illustrating a left-facing soldier bearing a rifle standing on a parapet

In steel with a brownish-green finish

the Regiment was renamed The British Columbia Mounted Rifles in 1920

Spain, Franco Era. A Royal & Military Order Of St. Hermenegild, Commander's Star, C.1950 certificate_of_authenticity the lid inscribed "ORDEN RADA(Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo). Instituted 1814 by King Ferdinand VII. A four armed cross in bronze gilt with ball finials, embellished by ornamental Knights helmets and flags in each arm, with clusters of beaded rays in each quadrant, obverse centre in bronze gilt exhibiting a superposed figure of St. Hermenegildo on a blue enameled background, surrounded by a white enameled border inscribed PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR (Award to the