Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer Set, by Da Costa, c.1880 Archive earning him an Egypt Medal

earning him an Egypt Medal and Khedive's Star

the reverse with equally black enameled arms

measuring 100 mm (w) x 63 mm (h))

enamel cracking and crazing in the white enamel star

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer Set, by Da Costa, c.1880 Archive earning him an Egypt Medal(Ordem Militar de Avis). Instituted 1162. Type I (1789 1894). A lovely set, comprising an Officer cross in silver gilt and enamels, featuring a Maltese cross with ball finials and insignia inside each segment of wreath in the quadrants, the obverse medallion in Gold, featuring a green enamelled cross on a white enamelled field, the reverse mirrors the obverse, surmounted by a crown and worn from the original green ribbon with horizontal brooch,