A 1930 Dedication Plate From H.m.s. Curacoa Constansa Auction Archive intact stitching throughout

intact stitching throughout

Silver bravery medal as awarded to Serbian soldiers during The War of Independence (against the Turkish Empire)

having not realised that orders to withdraw had been issued

71ST FOOT) Naming is privately impressed

A 1930 Dedication Plate From H.m.s. Curacoa Constansa Auction Archive intact stitching throughoutSilver, weighing 101 grams, centrepiece of the plate is a 1757 Portuguese 30 Tari coin, held tightly in place by a silver restraining ring, the coin illustrating the crowned arms of the Grand Master Emmanuel Pinto (1741 1773, 68th Grand Master) of the Knights of St. John of Malta and the of the Order itself in an ornate frame, surrounded by the inscription "F. EMMANVEL PINTO M. M. H. S. S. 1757" on the obverse, reverse illustrating St. John planting a