The collar is flanked by tabs constructed of a silver-grey rayon-blended base
a London-based insignia manufacturer known for producing military badges and regalia during the wartime era
designating the award as Bronze and dated November 13
within a ring of blue enamels bearing a gilt inscription of “HONNEUR ET PATRIE” (“HONOUR AND COUNTRY”) with laurel branches
Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer in Gold, c.1835 Buy Now The collar is flanked by(Ordem Militar de Avis). Instituted in 1175 by King Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal. Type I (1789 1894). In 22K Gold, a beautiful and early Officer of the Military Order of Aviz, featuring a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, blue enamelled insignia in each quadrant along with wreath segments, the central medallion featuring the green enamelled cross, surmounted by a hollow Gold crown, measures 33. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h),