António Duarte (1912-1998)

Commemorative medal, National Revolution

Estimate €300–500

Description

Silver with an approximate fineness of 999/000.

Commemorative of the 40th Anniversary of the National Revolution, 1966.

Signed

With its original silk and velvet lined case.

(signs of wear, edge with a touchstone test mark)

Diam.: 8 cm

300 g

Notes

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 throughout much of the Second World War.

Bettencourt attained the rank of Rear Admiral and, in his long and distinguished 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; as well as 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.