A Portuguese Order Of Public Instruction; Breast Star Hold (This brief biography was taken

(This brief biography was taken from Ernst Obermaier's Die Ritterkreuzträger)

maker mark plaque HICKS & SONS LONDON on the reverse

Japanese maker

Milne with a strength of 31 officers and 966 other ranks

A Portuguese Order Of Public Instruction; Breast Star Hold (This brief biography was takenFour piece construction, silver gilt with red, white and blue enamelled insignia on an eight pointed star base, unmarked, 84 mm x 84. 5 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Public Instruction is an order of civil merit and was established in 1927. It is conferred upon deserving individuals for "high services rendered to education and teaching" and awarded in the following grades: Grand Cross (GCIP) (Gr Cruz),