Mexico, Second Empire. An Order Of Guadalupe In Gold, Grand Cross For Civil Merit C.1865 Auction WILLIS-O'CONNOR

WILLIS-O'CONNOR

157 mm x 202 mm

Accompanied by an Army Side Cap (British-made

93 mm x 139 mm)

Gen­eral Chris Volkes solved this prob­lem for Bingham by direct­ing that junior and senior lead­er­ship would be pro­vided from his bat­tal­ion

Mexico, Second Empire. An Order Of Guadalupe In Gold, Grand Cross For Civil Merit C.1865 Auction WILLIS-O'CONNOR(Orden de Guadalupe). Order Restored 1863. Type III, Crowned Eagle. 1863 67 Issue. A superb Gold sash badge consisting of green, white and red enameled Pate Cross with ball finials, hand chiseled rays in each quadrant also in Gold, obverse centre featuring a fine handmade figure of Our Lady of Guadalupe surrounded by the inscription RELIGION INDEPENDENCIA UNION (Religion, Independency, Fraternity) in Gold, reverse centre depicting the inscription AL