Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Commander Hold with 9 soldiers

with 9 soldiers

with Bunting seated at the far left

different from Homo Sapiens but not wholly distinct anatomically

a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "C" (1938) and "D" (1939) with vertical pinback and buttonhole attachment

the reverse marked “HEIBERGER

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Commander Hold with 9 soldiers(Orden al Merito). Instituted 1906. Type V (1929 Present). A silver gilt decoration featuring a five point white enamelled star with ball finials, segments of wreath in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a female right facing portrait surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE, the reverse medallion features a laurel branch surrounded by the inscription AL MERITO, the badge is suspended from an Andean condor in silver gilt, measures