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An Outstanding Mexican Imperial Order of Guadalupe; 1st Class in Gold (1863-1867)

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An Outstanding Mexican Imperial Order of Guadalupe; 1st Class in Gold (1863-1867)

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An Outstanding Mexican Imperial Order of Guadalupe; 1st Class in Gold (1863-1867)

Commander's Cross, Military, Type III: Of multi-piece construction, Gold with red, green, blue and violet enamels, hallmarked on the loop, 50 mm x 83 mm inclusive of its crowned Mexican golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake suspension, on a full-length original neck ribbon, intact enamels, very light contact, better than extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, Mexican Imperial coat-of-arms on the lid, maker marked "LEMAITRE PARIS" on the inside lid, recessed navy blue velvet medal bed, scuffed exterior, case very fine. Footnote: The Imperial Order of Guadalupe (originally: "National Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe") was established by Emperor Agustín I of Mexico in the fall of 1821, although its statutes would not be published until February 1822. It was originally divided into two classes: Grand Cross and Numerary Member. After the death of the Agustin I, the Order fell out of use and remained inactive for thirty years until Antonio López de Santa Anna convinced Pope Pius IX to recognize it in 1854. It fell into disuse again in August of that same year after the successful Ayutla Revolution and the ousting of Santa Anna from government. The third and last period of the Order began on June 30, 1863, before the arrival of Maximilian I, by decree of the Provisional Imperial Government. Maximilian I modified the statutes of the Order for the last time on April 10, 1865, renaming the order "Imperial" (instead of "National") and divided it into four ranks, each with civilian and military divisions: Grand Cross, limited to 30 recipients; Grand Officer, limited to 100 recipients; Commander, limited to 200 recipients; Knight, limited to 500 recipients. The current coat of arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. To the people of the Aztec city state of Tenochtitlan, this would have strong religious connotations, but to the Europeans, it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil (with the snake sometimes representative of the serpent in the Garden of Eden). (C:74)