Brazil, Republic. An Order of the Rose, Reduced Size Knight, c.1900 Auction Archive and South Vietnam Campaign Medal

and South Vietnam Campaign Medal (45567 M

the large superimposed obverse medallion features blue

a scarce flag in better than very fine condition

Footnote: Werner Grün was born on 23 November 1913

Brazil, Republic. An Order of the Rose, Reduced Size Knight, c.1900 Auction Archive and South Vietnam Campaign Medal(Imperial Ordem da Rosa). Instituted on 17 October 1829. A lovely reduced size knight consisting of a white enamelled six armed cross with silver gilt framing and ball finials, with three pink enamelled roses on green laurels in each quadrant, obverse centre in Gold exhibiting the hand chiseled cypher of Pedro I in a blue enamelled surround with motto AMOR E FIDELIDADE (LOVE AND FIDELITY), reverse centre presenting the date 1 8 1820, and legend of