Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set Hold and twisted wires

and twisted wires

On the left chest are a set of four small blackened loops for the attachment of up to two awards

surface rust evident on both silvered iron disks

Frick lost favour irreversibly within the Nazi Party after a power struggle involving attempts to resolve the lack of coordination within the Reich government

copper or metal alloy

Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set Hold and twisted wires(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