Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Naval Merit, Red Distinction, Grand Cross Star, C.1900 Archive hunter green velvet raised platform

hunter green velvet raised platform with two recessed medal beds

Mackenzie took Clio to the Middle East and was in Port Said by January 1915

There is a manufacturer's label glued to the underside on the left side

an order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig of Oldenburg ribbon

Cross measures 39x72mm

Spain, Kingdom. An Order Of Naval Merit, Red Distinction, Grand Cross Star, C.1900 Archive hunter green velvet raised platform(Orden al Mrito Naval). Instituted 1866 by Queen Isabel II of Spain. Alfonso XIII issued. Type I. Red Distinction. Consisting of a faceted multiple rayed eight pointed star constructed of silver, obverse superposing by an enameled red four armed cross in silver gilt featuring a central silver gilded anchor, with surmounted enameled red period Spanish royal crown and a clasp, the reverse with central pin assembly and dual stays, measuring 87. 80 mm (w)