Spain, Kingdom. A Medal Of Suffering For The Motherland United Republic of where he was awarded his

where he was awarded his First Good Conduct Stripe on May 5th

One entry on page 22 indicated that he received the War Merit Cross with Swords while serving in Africa with Generalmajor Mueller

hallmarked with a "1" flanked by dual cornucopias on the reverse

When the collar is rolled up and the tab is released from the left side button and attached to the right side button

Spain, Kingdom. A Medal Of Suffering For The Motherland United Republic of where he was awarded hisMedalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria. Instituted in 1814, revised in 1900. In bronze gilt with blue and white enamels, measuring 32 mm in diameter, intact enamels, original ribbon suspended from a traditional Spanish style horizontal hanger with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal of Suffering for the Motherland was a Spanish decoration, created to reward members of the Spanish Army and other allied nations, having been wounded and injured