Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Military Order Of St. Henry, Grand Cross Breast Star, C.1805 Hold constructed of two pieces of

constructed of two pieces of card stock with a red canvas exterior liner

79 mm x 62 mm

Australia (white embroidery on black wool

27 Master IIIs

Just three years after the inauguration of the Avenida Central (now known as the Avenida Rio Branco

Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Military Order Of St. Henry, Grand Cross Breast Star, C.1805 Hold constructed of two pieces of(Kniglicher Militr St. Heinrichs Orden, Bruststern zum Grokreuz). Instituted 7 October 1736 by Prince Elector August III. (c. 1805 issue). A rare and striking Breast Star to the Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry, constructed of gilded silver, presenting as an eight pointed star with each ray culminating in a narrow eyelet for sew on attachment, the rays of the obverse featuring cascading steps emulating the sequins featured on embroidered