Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude Most of the dead buried

Most of the dead buried here were killed while driving the German forces from the fortress city of Metz

textbook example by this much sought after maker

49 mm x 104 mm

a Royal Garrison Artillery Collar Tab (bronze

1701 by Duke Friedrich III of Brandenburg

Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude Most of the dead buried(Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul). Instituted in 1932. Grand Cross Badge: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with navy blue, white, green and red enamels, measuring 75. 2 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension; Breast Star: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with ultramarine blue, navy blue and white enamels, marked "PRATA" (silver) over "1000" and marked "S" on the reverse, maker marked "H. Stern" on the reverse