Bonjour a tous,

This time I need help identifying a cross in this Finnish soldiers chest. This Colonel served first in the Russian Army as a Leutenant and participated the Spain-Morocco War in 1860. Later on he served Maximilian I in Mexico.

There is a story about him in the net: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_Becker

There is some information about his decorations and here is a list of them: (First 4 awarded during his service in Morocco)



1. Spanish Knight’s Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand (Which model was used in 1860??)

2. Spanish Medal of the Order of Saint Ferdinand (I have not found any information of this medal??)

3. Spanish Medal of War in Africa (Morocco)
4 . Spanish Grand Cross of the Order of the Military Merit (text in a diploma: orden del merito military III el Don Alfonso XIII, 29. V. 18 (ochorientor noventa y trezpar la reina regente)

5. French Medal of the Mexico Campaign

6. Mexican Medal of Military Merit bronze class (la medalla de bronze del merito militar)

7. Officer’s Cross of the Order of the Notre Dame de Guadaloupe

8. Knight’s Cross of the Mexican Eagle, class unknown

9. Commander of the Order of Danilo I of Montenegro







My main question is, what is the large cross in his chest separately from the other medals? Can it be number 4 in the list and does anyone have any better picture?



Cordialement, Harri.

Bonjour

La croix es une Plaque de 1ere class simple (non laureada) de l'Ordre de Saint Ferdinand. Est la que porte aussi dans la photo de la wilipedia
Celle pendant du ruban est la Cross d'Or de l'ordre de Saint Ferdinand
Veuillez regarder quelques modeles et classes dans:
http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/regrmosf.pdf
La troisieme de la wikipedia est la Croix de la Guerre d'Afrique de 1860
http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/campafrica.htm

The cross is the Plaque of 1st class (nor laureate) of the Order of Saint Ferdinand. Its the same of the pic from the wikipedia

These pending of ribbon es the Gold Cross of the same order

The link are for see some types and classes of these cross

The third medal of the pic from the wikipedia as for the spanish 1860 Afica War Cross

Best regards

Merci,

Thank you very much Antonio for most valuable information.



Cordialement, Harri.