A Mexican Imperial Order Of Guadalupe; 1St Class Knight Commander Cross Case certificate_of_authenticity and signed in blue ink

and signed in blue ink by Knight’s Cross recipient Captain and Squadron Leader Heinz Lange (1917–2006)

Royal Air Force

Those not involved in this relief expedition were used to protect its lines of communication and the foreign settlements

maker marked “RZM 8” and “Ges

about 90% of gold finish remains

A Mexican Imperial Order Of Guadalupe; 1St Class Knight Commander Cross Case certificate_of_authenticity and signed in blue inkMexico; Type II (Eagle without Crown, 1853 1855); A rare hardshelled, wooden framed, hunter green pebbled exterior, the lid with an insignia in gold coloured ink within an ornate embossed rule, the insignia illustrating the uncrowned Mexican eagle standing upon a cactus, the eagle gripping a snake in its beak, the inside lid lined in white cloth and padded, the off white felt medal bed with two recessed areas, the left side bed with a slotted