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439 - A commemorative plaque Portuguese silver (833/000).
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A commemorative plaque Portuguese silver (833/000). Corner with applied enamelled pavilion of the Ordem de Avis. Inscription "Ao / Patrono da "1ª Frota de Snipes" / da Ass. Desp. B. N. / Ex.mo Snr. Comodoro / Ortins de Bettencourt / Recordação da inauguração / em 6-VII-945". Lisbon hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984 and goldsmith's mark of the same period. With its original case lined in velvet and silk. (signs of use) 7.5 x 13 cm 106 g Provenance: Manuel Ortins de Bettencourt (1892–1969). Was an officer of the Portuguese Navy, having held the highest positions, among them that of Minister of the Navy between 1936 and 1944, that is to say during a large part of the Second World War. Bettencourt attained the rank of Rear Admiral and, in his long and illustrious career, the feat of having piloted the first non-stop flight to the Azores — where he was born — stands out. He was honoured with the highest Portuguese orders, among them the Tower and Sword, Christ and Aviz; but also foreign ones, having received the French Légion d'Honneur, the Order of the Crown of Italy, the Order of Leopold II of Belgium, the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain, and also the Legion of Merit of the United States of America.
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