Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude Double strike of "n" of

Double strike of "n" of 2nd and second "E" in QUEBEC

Most of the dead buried here were killed while driving the German forces from the fortress city of Metz

Third Republic: Army Paratrooper Beret Badge (in bronze gilt with green

the blade measuring 750 mm in length x 180 in width at its mid-point

49 mm x 104 mm

Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude Double strike of "n" of(Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul). Instituted in 1932. Grand Cross Badge: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with navy blue, white, green and red enamels, measuring 75. 2 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension; Breast Star: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with ultramarine blue, navy blue and white enamels, marked "PRATA" (silver) over "1000" and marked "S" on the reverse, maker marked "H. Stern" on the reverse