Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer Set, by Da Costa, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac at the age of 19

at the age of 19 years and 11 months

24 mm x 25 mm

but it looks like Gerlach was deemed unworthy for service (wehrunwürdig) on June 12

Instituted on 22 January 1809

” for “Fritz Zimmermann

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer Set, by Da Costa, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac at the age of 19(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,