Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

International, Ibero-American Order of William H. Prescott, Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 64mm, gilt and enamel, unmarked; Star, 88mm, gilt and enamel, unmarked, with two additional support hooks, with full sash riband, good very fine, rare (2) £60-80

The Ibero-American Order of William H. Prescott was instituted in 1959 to commemorate the centenary of the death of William H. Prescott (1796-1859), the noted American historian and Hispanist.