Order Of Virtuti Militari 1919 Newly Listed with central onyx cameo bust

with central onyx cameo bust of Queen Victoria and rose diamonds set legend

This medal group is extremely well documented and is accompanied by a well organized file which includes a service history as well as 8 photographs of the ships on which Higgins served throughout his career

born 1889 in Ireland

So he was happy to take his ‘golden bowler’ in 1957 and went on to establish a successful luxury car hire business

maker marked on reverse "AS"

Order Of Virtuti Militari 1919 Newly Listed with central onyx cameo bustFourth Class, in silver gilt and enamels, 39. 7x39. 8mm, with original ribbon, likely of WWII period Italian manufacture, in very fine condition.