Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1950 Archive Berlin” and marked “Ges

Berlin” and marked “Ges

a German Empire Colonial Medal

cut off from the shirt

but retailed by the firm J H Werner

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1950 Archive Berlin” and marked “Ges(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 81. 3 mm (w) x 80. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, chipping and loss evident in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring between "ORDEN" and "CHILE", along with chipping and or repair present in the white enamels on five star points,