Portugal, Kingdom. A Silver Badge For The 400Th Anniversary Of Passage To India, 1898 Auction under the command of the

under the command of the United States Fifth Army

the edge stamped with a silversmith mark of “ИЛ”

A third reich period Nationalsozialistische Wohlfahrtsspende für die Mutter und Kind badge

some loss of blackened finish evident

Portugal, Kingdom. A Silver Badge For The 400Th Anniversary Of Passage To India, 1898 Auction under the command of theA unique silver badge commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of passage to India, consisting of a 500 reis silver coin minted in 1898 for the occasion, securely set within a silver ring, the reverse of the latter with a raised barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened catch, measuring 35. 30 mm in diameter, weighing 19. 3 grams, in extremely fine condition.