An 1870 Paraguay Cross certificate_of_authenticity the left one inscribed in

the left one inscribed in handwritten black ink "C S M BETTLE 1/3/45"

inscribed "AWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FOR LONG AND EFFICIENT SERVICE" and engraved "RETA I

AND HE KNEW A SOLDIER'S DUTY

wearing the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves

An 1870 Paraguay Cross certificate_of_authenticity the left one inscribed inLackened bronze, 26 mm, integral suspension, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was established in 1870 and awarded to the Brazilian armed forces, National Guard, Volunteers, Police and civilians supporting the war effort. It was also awarded to Uruguayan and Argentinian members of the Allied Forces who together had defeated initially superior forces of the expansionary Paraguayan government.