Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of The Tower And The Sword, Knight, C.1900 Archive Alaska) on the side)

Alaska) on the side)

with white horsehair overlying a red horsehair base

Breast Star: silver gilt and enamels

the obverse displays the double-headed eagle of the Scottish Rite

The latter two postcards and the envelope exhibiting light wear along the edges

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of The Tower And The Sword, Knight, C.1900 Archive Alaska) on the side)(Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada do Valor, Lealdade e Mrito). Instituted 1808 in Rio de Janeiro, by King John VI. Charles Is issue. In silver, a ball tipped five pointed enameled white star, surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath with a Portuguese tower on the top, obverse centre in silver gilt depicting a sword insignia encircled by an electric blue enameled border inscribed VALOR LEALDADE E MERITO (Valour, Loyalty, and Merit), the reverse