Portugal, Kingdom. Two Awards Auction The blade is a fine

The blade is a fine example

but this time it would prove to be of a more serious nature

descending from each loop is a brown leather strap

Stitched onto the chest is an insignia consisting of a white cotton disc bearing a machine-embroidered black DAF insignia

it was awarded to non-commissioned officers: in Gold Grade for twenty years' command

Portugal, Kingdom. Two Awards Auction The blade is a fineIncludes: 1. Order of Christ, III Class Commander, Military Division (Ordem Militar de Cristo, Diviso Militar). Instituted in 1319, Secularized in 1789. In silver with red, white and ultramarine blue enamels, Gold centrepieces on both sides, measuring 49. 5 mm (w) x 77 mm (h), chipping and loss evident in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece, on a replacement full length neck ribbon. 2. War Cross, IV Class (Medalha de Cruz de Guerra).