Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of The Immaculate Conception Of Vila Vicosa, Grand Cross Breast Star, C.1880 Auction Archive Library of Congress Catalogue Card

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mounted onto a green and white ribbon medal bar

flowers lay between the two shields and a royal crown is above the shields

with a partially severed lid keepers

India and was transferred from Half-Pay to Retired Pay with Gratuity on May 3

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of The Immaculate Conception Of Vila Vicosa, Grand Cross Breast Star, C.1880 Auction Archive Library of Congress Catalogue Card(Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceio da Vila Viosa). Instituted in 1818 by King John VI. Of French manufacture, in silver gilt, a nine armed star with clusters of five rays, the obverse presents a superimposed nine arm white enamelled star with white enamelled stars in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features the cypher MA for Mary in Gold, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed PADROEIRA DO REINO (Patroness of the Kingdom), surmounted by an