Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Isabella The Catholic, I Class Grand Cross Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1942 in Chicago

1942 in Chicago

(French: Ordre du Mérite)

Accompanied by a hardcover book entitled "Into the Maelstrom - The 1st CanadianParachute Battalion History-Insignia-Uniforms" by Ken Joyce (published in July 2007 by Service Publications

A finely detailed silver gilt star with eye catching red enamels

Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Isabella The Catholic, I Class Grand Cross Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1942 in Chicago(Orden de Isabel la Catlica). Instituted in 1815. Multi piece construction, of exceptional top quality manufacture, unmarked, convex shaped, in silver gilt with red, white, green, light blue and dark green enamels, the obverse centrepiece in Gold and bearing the Royal monogram of Queen Isabella II, the monogram surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves and bearing the inscription "A LA LEALTAD AGRISOLAI DA POR ISABEL LA CATOLICA", the wreath surmounted