Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Ii Class Knight C.1910 GTRexclude widow of Lieut

widow of Lieut

with MARINE - FLIEGER ABTEILUNG cap tally (seen in accompanying portrait)

an unmarked example however likely manufactured by V

but he never again joins the Army

stamped by the Navy

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Ii Class Knight C.1910 GTRexclude widow of Lieut(Orden al Mrito). Instituted 1906. Type I. 1906 1911 issue. An early example consisting of a ball tipped five pointed star in silvered bronze, featuring solid laurel wreath in each quadrant also in silvered bronze, the obverse centre in silver exhibiting a female head denoting the republic government, surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Republic of Chile), the reverse centre also in silver depicting a laurel branch with the inscription