Brazil, Kingdom. A National Order Of The Southern Cross; Grand Cross Set Auction Archive CYPRUS (23531201 GNR

CYPRUS (23531201 GNR

was "dismissed for breaking barracks and drunkenness" on October 11

Medal for Military Virtues

The Battalion garrisoned Aden for a year and left for Britain in 1892

Five weeks later

Brazil, Kingdom. A National Order Of The Southern Cross; Grand Cross Set Auction Archive CYPRUS (23531201 GNRType III: Grand Cross (silver gilt with red, green, light blue, dark blue and white enamels, 72 mm x 101 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension, scattered chipping in the red and green enamels on the wreath on the obverse); and Breast Star (silver gilt with light blue, dark blue and white enamels, maker marked "la royale RIO BRASIL" on the reverse, 74 mm x 77. 5 mm, vertical pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels on the star points). Very fine.