Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer Set, by Da Costa, c.1880 Archive measuring 100 mm (w) x

measuring 100 mm (w) x 63 mm (h))

his citation appearing in the Third Supplement to the London Gazette 29985 of Tuesday

2nd Class (blackened bronze

the reverse with equally black enameled arms

Before being deployed in Russia

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer Set, by Da Costa, c.1880 Archive measuring 100 mm (w) x(Ordem Militar de Avis). Instituted 1162. Type I (1789 1894). A lovely set, comprising an Officer cross in silver gilt and enamels, featuring a Maltese cross with ball finials and insignia inside each segment of wreath in the quadrants, the obverse medallion in Gold, featuring a green enamelled cross on a white enamelled field, the reverse mirrors the obverse, surmounted by a crown and worn from the original green ribbon with horizontal brooch,