Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, I Class Grand Cross Star, C.1900 Archive as of March 10th

as of March 10th

the obverse with a leftward-facing profile of Minerva clutching a sword

name "Lion" hand scratched on reverse

the reverse bearing a studio stamp and handwritten inscription

1899 in Murchin near Greifswald (northeast Germany)

Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, I Class Grand Cross Star, C.1900 Archive as of March 10th(Ordem do Mrito Agrcola). Instituted in 1893. Type I (1893 1910). Insignia in silver gilt with white and green enamels, with seven stars in silver gilt and green enamels placed between the star points on the insignia, surmounted by a crown in silver with seven alternating red and green enamelled jewels in its base, mounted to a silver nine pointed star base, each star point with five emanating rays, with a single emanating ray between each star point,