Description
badge showing signs of wear yet stands in better than very fine condition
with circumscription AVITA ET AUCTA (INHERIT AND MULTIPLY) on a blue-enamelled background
single lug on reverse
This cap features two breather vents on each side
Officer (Gold with blue
Portugal, Kingdom. A Royal Academy Of Sciences Of Lisbon Collar Chain Award, c. 1960. visually-hidden badge showing signs of wear(Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa). Badge in silver gilt, with an eight pointed star base, each star point with seven emanating rays, the obverse centerpiece illustrating a standing helmeted woman dressed in robes, her right hand extended and releasing laurel wreaths, her left hand resting upon a shield bearing the Portuguese coat of arms, with a stack of books and a Staff of Hermes at her feet, reverse centerpiece inscribed "XIII DE DEZEMBRO DE