Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross GTRexclude With its matching period original

With its matching period original boutonniere

he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant (139809) in the Royal Garrison Artillery on September 1

awarded for distinguished service to the Kingdom

which was part of the occupation force in Fredrikstad

hallmarked with a "1" flanked by dual cornucopias and engraver marked "POILLERAT" on the reverse

Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross GTRexclude With its matching period original(Ordem do Merito Agricola e Industrial). Instituted June 4, 1893. Type II (1926 ). In silver gilt, a nine armed star with clusters of five dual pronged smooth rings, superimposed on the obverse is a nine armed red enamelled star with a large central medallion depicting a crest surrounded by a white ring inscribed MERITO INDUSTRIAL, the star is surmounted by a green enamelled wreath, the reverse is plain, marked on the suspension ring with a Portuguese