Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By J.m.j. Van Wielik, C.1900 Newly Listed with the majority of the

with the majority of the original silver finish worn off

one can see what a death-trap it would have been for us had we got there

before being drafted to one year later to the Light Cruiser H

with two split prongs

signing his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917 Paper (2365838)

Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By J.m.j. Van Wielik, C.1900 Newly Listed with the majority of the(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