Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By J.m.j. Van Wielik, C.1900 United Republic of 18 General Hospital at Etaples

18 General Hospital at Etaples

1830 - October 22

49 mm (w) x 36

Kumaon Levy - (ADJt

founded in 1875

Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By J.m.j. Van Wielik, C.1900 United Republic of 18 General Hospital at Etaples(Orden del Libertador). Instituted in 1854 as a Medal of Distinction and promoted in 1884 as an Order of Merit. Of high Dutch quality manufacture, a fine eight pointed multiple ray star in silver, obverse centre exhibiting a detailed superposed Venezuelan coat of arms, surrounded by the inscription SIMON BOLIVAR on a blue enameled border, with filed silver beaded surround, reverse with pin assembly and dual stays, hallmarked twice by Dutch boars head