Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of The Tower And The Sword, Knight, C.1900 Archive Breast Star: silver gilt and

Breast Star: silver gilt and enamels

43 mm x 64 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

Accompanied by its miniature HJ proficiency badge

On the advance of the Russian troops being held up

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of The Tower And The Sword, Knight, C.1900 Archive Breast Star: silver gilt and(Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada do Valor, Lealdade e Mrito). Instituted 1808 in Rio de Janeiro, by King John VI. Charles Is issue. In silver, a ball tipped five pointed enameled white star, surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath with a Portuguese tower on the top, obverse centre in silver gilt depicting a sword insignia encircled by an electric blue enameled border inscribed VALOR LEALDADE E MERITO (Valour, Loyalty, and Merit), the reverse