A Portuguese Order Of Public Instruction; Breast Star Hold before being drafted to the

before being drafted to the 5

uncommon variation of Auxiliary cruiser badge

while with the 2nd Infantry Battalion

An 1862-63 Mexico Expedition Medal - silver

(This brief biography was taken from Ernst Obermaier's Die Ritterkreuzträger)

A Portuguese Order Of Public Instruction; Breast Star Hold before being drafted to theFour piece construction, silver gilt with red, white and blue enamelled insignia on an eight pointed star base, unmarked, 84 mm x 84. 5 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Public Instruction is an order of civil merit and was established in 1927. It is conferred upon deserving individuals for "high services rendered to education and teaching" and awarded in the following grades: Grand Cross (GCIP) (Gr Cruz),