Brazil, Republic. A National Order Of The Southern Cross, Commander's Breast Star, Type Iii GTRexclude three sides of the heads

three sides of the heads finished in multiple rows of silver bullion wire

The Portuguese Military Order of the Christ c

While there is some minor fatigue to the wire features of the cockade

maker marked “Paulmann & Sohn

measuring 46 mm x 22

Brazil, Republic. A National Order Of The Southern Cross, Commander's Breast Star, Type Iii GTRexclude three sides of the headsInstituted in 1822, Type III instituted in 1932. In silver gilt with white, light blue and dark blue enamels, maker marked "la royale RIO BRASIL" on the reverse, measuring 77. 3 mm (w) x 73. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, light crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms at 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock, near extremely fine.