Portugal, Kingdom. A Silver Badge For The 400Th Anniversary Of Passage To India, 1898 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac certified by the handwritten signature

certified by the handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Ralph von Heygendorff (German Cross in Gold

a former officer and head of the old-guard conservative "Herrenklub" (Gentlemen's club) in Berlin

unique sterling silver bow ribbon suspension

and is set just above an illegible maker’s mark

Barker enlisted with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Portugal, Kingdom. A Silver Badge For The 400Th Anniversary Of Passage To India, 1898 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac certified by the handwritten signatureA unique silver badge commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of passage to India, consisting of a 500 reis silver coin minted in 1898 for the occasion, securely set within a silver ring, the reverse of the latter with a raised barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened catch, measuring 35. 30 mm in diameter, weighing 19. 3 grams, in extremely fine condition.