Marcelino Norte de Almeida (1906-1995)

Medal, ship "Sam Mamede"

Estimate €300–500

Description

Silver with an approximate fineness of 930/000.

Commemorative of the vessel "Sam Mamede", built at the Arsenal do Alfeite. Dated 1950.

Signed.

With its original case lined in velvet and silk.

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

Diam.: 7.5 cm

309 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 a great part of the Second World War.

Bettencourt attained the rank of Rear Admiral and, in his long and illustrious career, particular note should be made of his achievement in piloting the first non-stop flight to the Azores – where he was born.

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.