Brazil. An Early Order Of The Rose, Officer In Gold C.1835 GTRexclude War Merit Cross First Class

War Merit Cross First Class with Swords

aluminum receiving loop with dual prongs

DLV multicolored insignia consisting of machine embroidered

Footnote: The National Youth Storm (Nationale Jeugdstorm = NJS) was a Dutch youth movement which existed from 1934 to 1945

awarded for the "meritorious and consistent duties in fights against the rebels (Tito's Partisans)

Brazil. An Early Order Of The Rose, Officer In Gold C.1835 GTRexclude War Merit Cross First Class"Brazil; c. 1835 , Gold with white, pink, green and blue enamels, weighing 8. 9 grams, unmarked, 30. 7 mm (w) x 32. 5 mm (h), large rosette on a sunned original ribbon, of very fine quality manufacture, chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings, near extremely fine. " This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr. Goodwin