Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set Hold with Goodwin added ribbon

with Goodwin added ribbon

copper or metal alloy

but bears the physical characteristics of manufacture by Josef Fuess

This order was the oldest military order of the states of the German Empire

Frick lost favour irreversibly within the Nazi Party after a power struggle involving attempts to resolve the lack of coordination within the Reich government

Brazil, Federative Republic. A National Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross Set Hold with Goodwin added ribbon(Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul). Instituted in 1932. Grand Cross Badge: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with navy blue, white, green and red enamels, measuring 75. 2 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension; Breast Star: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with ultramarine blue, navy blue and white enamels, marked "PRATA" (silver) over "1000" and marked "S" on the reverse, maker marked "H. Stern" on the reverse