Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order Of The Southern Cross, V Class Knight, C.1945 Buy Now 1938” in Gothic lettering

1938” in Gothic lettering

printed on velum (parchment made from calf skin

as well as its loop that allows it to be attached to a dagger hanger

Footnote: The Order of the Sword is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23

Hughes was discharged from service on January 25

Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order Of The Southern Cross, V Class Knight, C.1945 Buy Now 1938” in Gothic lettering(Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, Cavaleiro da Classe V). Instituted in 1822, re established in 1932. Type III (1932 on). In silver gilt with white, red, light green, dark green, light blue and dark blue enamels, measuring 41 mm (w) x 41 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, tiny chip evident in the white enamels and bent ball finial on the upper tip of the arm at 2 o'clock on the obverse, lightly soiled original ribbon with pinback, near