Brazil, Federative Republic. Two Orders Of Naval Merit Auction one as a Quartermaster aboard

one as a Quartermaster aboard HMS Naiad

Joseph Darnand (1897–1945) was a French collaborator

For his extensive services

3 Order of the Oak Crown

from the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 until early 1916

Brazil, Federative Republic. Two Orders Of Naval Merit Auction one as a Quartermaster aboardIncludes: 1. Order of Naval Merit, III Class Commander (Ordem do Mrito Naval). Instituted in 1934. Fullsize: three piece construction, in silver gilt with blue and white enamels, measuring 61. 5 mm (w) x 69. 5 mm (h), on its original full length neck ribbon, exhibiting extensive chipping and flaking in the white enamels on the arms on both sides, along with the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring on the reverse; and Miniature: three piece