Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order Of The Southern Cross, Iii Class Commander, C.1950 Archive 5 mm (l) x 13

5 mm (l) x 13

Sold with a copy of his Attestation Paper

315th Engineers - For more than sixty hours

crazing in the black paint on the arms

Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order Of The Southern Cross, Iii Class Commander, C.1950 Archive 5 mm (l) x 13(Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul). Instituted in 1932. Multi piece construction, in silver gilt with light green, dark green, light blue, dark blue and white enamels, measuring 61. 5 mm (w) x 85 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, the obverse centrepiece has been repositioned causing the stars formation to have been rotated clockwise by ninety degrees, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arm at 7 o'clock on the obverse, residue