Portugal, Republic. A Royal Flag Banner, c. 1965 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Bernard Burke describes the chain

Bernard Burke describes the chain and includes an illustration depicting three links

Weidenbach and rose to Captain and served in WW I in the AEF (he changed his name

the Legion of Honour was established by a vote of the First Council who approved the formation of the Legion

well marked Morat

Portugal, Republic. A Royal Flag Banner, c. 1965 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Bernard Burke describes the chain(Bandeira Real). Constructed of two panels of white cotton blended canvas twill, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered mult coloured Cross of Christ defaced by a Portuguese coat of arms, the lower edge unstitched to allow a display apparatus to be inserted into the interior, unmarked, measuring 42 cm (w) x 38. 5 cm (h), a royal banner used as both a state and war flag from 1500 1521 (coinciding with Portugals discovery of Brazil), demonstrating