Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Officer's Cross, C.1950 certificate_of_authenticity the collar itself is fur-lined

the collar itself is fur-lined

Lieutenant Gardner and another small band of B Company men fought desperately against hundreds of Chinese attacking from the south

107 mm x 163 mm

Footnote: The Philippine Constabulary was organized by the American government soon after the Spanish-American War

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Officer's Cross, C.1950 certificate_of_authenticity the collar itself is fur-lined(Orden al Mrito). Instituted 1906. Type IV, 1929 present issue. Of French manufacture, consisting of a traditional Chilean five armed star in silver with blue enamels, featuring a silver gilded laurel wreath between the arms, obverse centre exhibiting a female bust surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Chilean Republic), reverse centre depicting an engraved laurel branch surrounded by the inscription AL MERITO (To Merit) in silver gilt,