Chile, Republic. An Order of Merit, Grand Cross Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic reverse inscribed with Polish “WWIARA-WYTRWAŁOŚĆ-ZWYCIESTWO"

reverse inscribed with Polish “WWIARA-WYTRWAŁOŚĆ-ZWYCIESTWO" (translation: Faith Perseverance Victory)

with a green enameled open-ended laurel wreath surrounding the shield denoting a lesser war decoration

and many of his teachings were adopted aboard the Leopard

a malady that would force him to be hospitalized for five and a half weeks

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Chile, Republic. An Order of Merit, Grand Cross Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic reverse inscribed with Polish “WWIARA-WYTRWAŁOŚĆ-ZWYCIESTWO"(Orden al Mrito). Type V. (1929 ). Constructed of silver gilt, presenting as a five pointed star with ball finials, in white enamels, with silver gilt laurel wreath in each quadrant, obverse centre displaying a female bust, symbol of the republican government, circumscribed by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE (CHILEAN REPUBLIC), reverse centre in silver gilt exhibiting the inscription AL MERITO (FOR MERIT), suspended by a detailed flying condor also