Cross for Peninsular War, Gold Cross

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  • Gold Cross (Portuguese Model) Obverse

Attributes

  • country
    Portugal
  • date of institution
    March 28, 1820

History


The Cross for Peninsular War (Cruz de Condecoração da Guerra Peninsular para Oficiais) was established in Rio de Janeiro by King João VI of Portugal on March 28, 1820. It was created to reward the services of Officers, enlisted men, and civilians who had served to Portugal in the Peninsular War. The Cross was mainly awarded to British, Hanoverian, and Portuguese military personnel.

The Cross consisted of two classes; the Gold Cross was awarded to Officers and high military ranks, while the Silver Cross was awarded to enlisted men and civilians. Generally, the awards depicted the years of services from 2 to 6 years in Arabic Numbers. The decoration for British recipients featured Roman Number.

Several varieties of this Cross are known due to the recipient was assigned the responsibility of acquiring this Cross.

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Versions

  • Price

    $1000 USD

  • Composition

    Bronze gilt/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: GUERRA PENINSULAR 4

  • Size

    35mm

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  • Composition

    Silver gilt/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: GUERRA PENINSULAR Rev: [6, 5, 4]

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  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: GUERRA PENINSULAR Rev: [VI, V, IV]

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  • Price

    $1100 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Silver/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: GUERRA PENINSULAR 2

  • Size

    35mm

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Miniatures

  • Price

    $400 USD

  • Size

    15.5mm

  • Composition

    Silver/Silver gilt/Enamelled

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