Order of the christ medaille - Portugal - replica
Article number: 706794. G1Dit is een replica medaille. Hij wordt geleverd in de afgebeelde case met doorzichtig kunststof deksel.
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Gilt-edged red enamel cross potent formy with inset gilt-edged white enamel Latin cross; the face and the reverse identical; on original ribbon. The Order of Christ is one of the oldest orders still extant, having been instituted in 1318 by King Denis as the successor in Portugal to the Knights Templar who had been forcibly disbanded in 1312. In 1323 King Denis was successful in persuading Pope John XXII to recognise the order and grant it the property of the Knights Templar in Portugal. In 1789 the Order ceased to be religious and became secular. Following the Civil War in 1834 the order lost its assets and its privileges and became an order of merit. It was suppressed in 1910 after the fall of the monarchy but reinstated in 1918, survives and continues to be awarded to both military and civilians for outstanding public service
