Germany, Weimar Republic. A German Field Honour Badge Archive Regiment de Chateauguay MIT (gray

Regiment de Chateauguay MIT (gray embroidered lettering on maroon felt

In the early 1920's

the Arch and Square Fraternity

It was instituted in Rio de Janeiro in commemoration of the safe voyage of the Royal Family from Portugal to Brazil following the invasion of Napoleon in 1807

Approximately forty-six Nursing Sisters lost their lives during

Germany, Weimar Republic. A German Field Honour Badge Archive Regiment de Chateauguay MIT (gray(Deutsches Feld Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of an elongated eight pointed radiant star, the obverse bearing a central oval medallion overlaid by a raised German soldier in Stahlhelm and full field gear, surrounded by a pebbled gilt border, in turn forming the centrepiece of a white enameled Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with two visible rivets