Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of Christ, Commander's Star, C. 1900 Hold Bartels studied literature

Bartels studied literature

in an inter-woven thatched pattern

The stag grip plates are in excellent conditions and have nice dark brown grains

On May 11th

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of Christ, Commander's Star, C. 1900 Hold Bartels studied literature(Ordem Militar de Cristo). Type I (1789 1910 Issue). A silver multi rayed faceted star, the obverse center in Gold presents a red and white enamelled Christ Cross on a white enamelled field, surrounded by a Gold ring with four white and blue enamelled flowers with green leaves, and an exterior Gold ring with triangular designs, the Sacred Heart at 12 oclock is composed of Gold with red and green enamels, surmounted by a blue enamel cross, the reverse