Germany, Imperial. An Austro-German Alliance Iron Cross Badge Archive He was a distinguished Portuguese

He was a distinguished Portuguese career diplomat for over 40 years as a minister to Indonesia and as an ambassador to Sweden

Reverse bearing 1941 inscription

shoulder flashes

with some fading and soiling evident

(vi) World War II Victory Medal

Germany, Imperial. An Austro-German Alliance Iron Cross Badge Archive He was a distinguished Portuguese(Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a 1914 Iron Cross with black enameled arms, bearing central silvered monograms of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Kaiser Wilhelm II, topped by a royal crown and above a date of 1914, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 29 mm (w) x 29 mm (h), demonstrating minor scratching to the enamels, in near extremely fine condition.