Brazil, Republic. An Order of the Rose, Reduced Size Knight, c.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 147

measuring 147

obverse with the Ustasha insignia in the centre

the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of “KRIEGS VERDIENST” (“WAR MERIT”)

three with silvering

Brazil, Republic. An Order of the Rose, Reduced Size Knight, c.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 147(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