The Royal and
Distinguished
Spanish Order of
Charles III (Full size),
Knight Class
Officer with the Knight class Order
Source: Arsvalue
Source: Arsvalue
Item number: M28
Year: AD 1830-1860
Material: Gold and Enamel
Size: 99 x 40mm
Weight: 20.93 g
Manufactured by: Madrid
Provenance: Liverpool Medals 2022
The full name of the Order is the “Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III” (Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III ). Established in AD 1771 by King Charles III to celebrate the birth of his grandson, the heir to the throne, after four years of the crown prince’s marriage. Since AD 1847, this Order has been open to Spanish civilians. The Charles III Order has five levels, this item is the Knight class, which is the fifth and lowest level of the order. (See table)
| Grades of Order | Member restriction | Type of ribbon and Decoration |
| Collar (Collar) | Limited to 25 Spanish citizens (not including members of Spain’s royal family) | A silk band, 101 mm wide, light blue, with two white stripes, 6 mm wide, running parallel 4 mm from the edge of the ribbon/ Without decoration. |
| Grand Cross (Gran-Cruz) | Limited to 100 Spanish citizens (limit excludes government ministers) | A silk band, 101 mm wide, light blue, with a central white stripe 33 mm wide/ With a decoration of Crown on ribbon. |
| Commander by Number (Encomienda de Número) | Limited to 200 Spanish citizens (limit excludes government ministers) | A silk band, 101 mm wide, light blue, with a central white stripe 33 mm wide/ With a decoration of king’s monogram on ribbon. |
| Commander (Encomienda) / *Dame’s Rosette (Lazo de Dama) | Unlimited | A silk band, 101 mm wide, light blue, with a central white stripe 33 mm wide / With a decoration of Order on ribbon. |
| Knight’s Cross (Cruz) | Unlimited | A silk band, 101 mm wide, light blue, with a central white stripe 33 mm wide / Without decoration. |
| * “Dame’s Rosette” is the title for female recipient | ||
The Knight class include a light blue ribbon with a width of 101mm, featuring a central white stripe that is 33mm wide. The ribbon is undecorated, and it is fastened to the gold laurel wreath (with a light blue enameled bow decoration) and the insignia through a suspension ring. The insignia is made of gold and takes the form of a Maltese cross, adorned with white and deep blue enamel. Each of the eight endpoints of the cross is capped with a small gold ball, and four Bourbon fleur de lis, symbolizing the Bourbon royal family, are set at specific angles.
The central gold-rimmed oval section of the insignia features, on the obverse side, an image of the Immaculate Conception surrounded by blue enamel. The inclusion of the Immaculate Conception is based on Charles III’s belief that the protection of the Virgin Mary was essential for the royal family to give birth to a male heir. On the reverse side of the insignia, there is a white enamel background with the initials of Charles III surrounded by a laurel wreath. The inscription of the insignia bears the Latin inscription “VIRTUTI ET MERITO,” which translates to “For Virtue and Merit.”
騎士級西班牙皇家傑出
查理三世勳章 (官方版)
物件編號: M28
年代: 公元 1830-1860 年
材質: 黃金, 琺瑯
尺寸: 99 x 40mm
重量: 20.93 g
製造地: 馬德里
來源: 利物浦獎章 2022
此勳章全名為「西班牙皇家傑出查理三世勳章」(Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III)。公元1771年時任國王的查理三世為慶祝兒子，即皇太子和妻子結縭四年後，總算生下一名男嬰所設立的勳章。自公元1847年起，該勳章已經全面對西班牙平民開放。查理三世勳章依序有五個等級，此物件是第五級等的騎士級勳章。(見表格)
| 勳章級別 | 人數限制 | 綬帶的類型和裝飾品 |
| 項鍊級 (Collar) | 限制在25名西班牙公民 (不包括西班牙皇室成員) | 一條淺藍色絲質綬帶，寬101 mm，距離緞帶邊緣4 mm處，兩側各有一條寬6 mm白色條紋/不帶裝飾。 |
| 大十字級 (Gran-Cruz) | 限制在100名西班牙公民(不包括政府部長) | 一條淺藍色絲質綬帶，寬101 mm，正中央有一道 33 mm 寬的白色條紋/ 綬帶有皇冠的裝飾。 |
| 指定數字的指揮官級 (Encomienda de Número) | 限制在200名西班牙公民(不包括政府部長) | 一條淺藍色絲質綬帶，寬101 mm，正中央有一道 33 mm 寬的白色條紋/ 綬帶有國王字母縮寫的裝飾。 |
| 指揮官級 (Encomienda) *女士蝴蝶結級 (Lazo de Dama) | 無限制 | 一條淺藍色絲質綬帶，寬101 mm，正中央有一道 33 mm 寬的白色條紋/綬帶有勳章的裝飾。 |
| 騎士十字級(Cruz) | 無限制 | 一條淺藍色絲質綬帶，寬101 mm，正中央有一道 33 mm 寬的白色條紋/ 不帶裝飾。 |
| * 「女士蝴蝶結級」是專門給予女性授勳者的頭銜稱謂 | ||
