Brazil, Kingdom. An Order Of Rio Branco, Grand Officer Breast Star By H. Stern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each having pleats and rectangular

each having pleats and rectangular flaps

An accompanying letter to Scheuringer’s father

the butt of the rifle against the ground

Fullsize and Miniature (Fullsize: Metal with a gold-coloured gilt and enamels

Mechanical movement

Brazil, Kingdom. An Order Of Rio Branco, Grand Officer Breast Star By H. Stern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each having pleats and rectangularOrdem do Rio Blanco. Instituted February 14, 1962. A lovely decoration consisting of an eight point silver star with clusters of smooth rays, superimposed on the obverse is the white enamelled Maltese cross with the obverse medallion presenting a silver gilt globe with a diagonal plain sash, surrounded by a blue enamelled ring inscribed VBIQVE PATRIAE MEMOR, the reverse presents a single vertical pin assembly with a makers mark for H. Stern, base is