Portugal. A Military Order Of Christ, 1St Class Grand Cross Star, C.1920 Newly Listed with small rounded rivets

with small rounded rivets

62mm(w) (x 94mm including crown suspension)

40 mm x 42 mm

missing horizontal pinback

Portugal. A Military Order Of Christ, 1St Class Grand Cross Star, C.1920 Newly Listed with small rounded rivetsA superb, likely of French manufacture, hand filed star with a silver gilt 8 pointed star burst, with gold centre exhibiting a red and white enamelled cross, an enameled flaming heart on silver gilt backing, affixed to star by single rivet, measuring 96. 5 mm (w) x 104. 7 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, small flake to heart, otherwise near extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Order of Christ, previously the Order of the Knights of