Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This specimen (possibly a prototype)

This specimen (possibly a prototype) was meant to be worn on the medal bar

several small photos of von Liebenstein

held together by dual magnetic metal rivets

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper and are without pleats

disembarking in Boulogne

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This specimen (possibly a prototype)(Orden del Mrito). Instituted in 1906. Type VI (1936 date). Insignia in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, mounted to a three piece base in bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked, measuring 78. 3 mm (w) x 79. 3 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, chipping and or repair evident in the white enamels on four of the star points, while the fifth star point at 7 o'clock exhibits crazing, very fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit was