Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Christ with Miniature. Newly Listed with ribbon and four Battle

with ribbon and four Battle clasps

with gold bullion and sequined leafing at the front on both sides

affixed to a 205 mm-long non-magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and red wool reverse liner

in bronze gilt (this is a very rare miniature

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Christ with Miniature. Newly Listed with ribbon and four Battle(Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Cristo). Instituted in 1318. In silver gilt and enamels, 67. 6 mm (h) x 43. 2 mm (w), enamel chipping on reverse, very fine. Accompanied by a miniature in silver gilt and enamels, 40. 7 mm (h) x 26 mm (w), extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Order of Christ has a long and convoluted history closely related to Portugal and the Catholic Church. Its origins lie on the dissolution of the Templar Order by Pope Clement V in 1312,