Order of the Empire, Grand Cross

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SKU: 01.PRT.0112.101.01.000

  • Grand Cross Obverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    Portugal
  • Makers
    Frederico Da Costa, Lisbon; Pinhão, Lisbon
  • Composition
    Silver gilt/Enamelled
  • Version Remarks
    The image does not correspond to the version.
  • Image Licensing
    The Grand Cross image is attributed to Couceiro at Wikipedia and is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. It has been cropped. See the following page for more information: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gr%C3%A3_Cruz_Imp%C3%A9rio_Colonial_fond_noir.jpg.

History


The Order of the Empire (Ordem do Império) was established in 1932 as the Order of the Colonial Empire (Ordem do Império Colonial) to reward Portuguese citizens and foreigners, as well as upon national and foreign corporations, in recognition of military and civil service rendered to Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa.

There were five grades; Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander Officer, and Knight. By decree the first four grades were in gilt, while the Knight was silvered.

It was permanently discontinued on April 25, 1974 following the Carnation Revolution.

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