Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1950 Archive A first war year ring

A first war year ring

with a tongue attached to the reverse of the straps

The Summer of 1917 was a busy one for Gibson

His award of the DSM was announced in the London Gazette 29668 of Friday July 14

Chile, Republic. An Order Of Merit, II Class Grand Officer Star, C.1950 Archive A first war year ring(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,