BRAZIL. Order of the Rose, Officers Breast Badge with Crown, ND (Instituted 1829).
72 x 61 mm; 50.66 gms. cf.Barac-110. Silver gilt. Six-pointed ball-tip white "cross" on starburst of six points with three pink rose blossoms in each angle, domed center disc with love knot and "AMOR E FIDELIDADE" around initials of Don Pedrol and Amelia, atop is a gilt silver Imperial crown with a green enamel liner; Reverse: Hinged tunic pin. Some enamel damage on three of the cross arms. EXTREMELY FINE.
From the Paul Koppenhaver Collection.