Portugal, Kingdom. A Silver Badge For The 400Th Anniversary Of Passage To India, 1898 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac communicating them to Japan on

communicating them to Japan on a regular basis via the Purple diplomatic cypher

certified by the handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Ralph von Heygendorff (German Cross in Gold

measuring 72 mm x 35 mm

and crimped flat catch

unique sterling silver bow ribbon suspension

Portugal, Kingdom. A Silver Badge For The 400Th Anniversary Of Passage To India, 1898 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac communicating them to Japan onA 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.