Portugal, Republic. An Order Of Prince Henry The Navigator, I Class Grand Cross, C.1965 certificate_of_authenticity nominees had to demonstrate unblemished

nominees had to demonstrate unblemished royal or noble descent for the preceding three centuries

along with faint scratches common to extraction and return to the scabbard

Mayer's on reverse

George on horseback slaying the dragon

1860 on his eighteenth birthday

Portugal, Republic. An Order Of Prince Henry The Navigator, I Class Grand Cross, C.1965 certificate_of_authenticity nominees had to demonstrate unblemished(Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador). Instituted in 1960. In silver with red enamels, hallmarked on the reverse of the silver gilt loop, measuring 56. 8 mm (w) x 72 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, tiny chip evident in the red enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock, along with crazing present on the arms at 3 and 6 o'clock, on its full length sash that incorporates a decorative moir pattern and features a large bow tie, near very fine.