Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Officer’s Cross In Gold, C. 1870 Auction Archive 2nd Class for Twenty-Five Years'

2nd Class for Twenty-Five Years' Service (silvered bronze with black enamels

ALL OF GERMANY READY TO FIGHT AND SACRIFICE

5) A War Commemorative Medal 1870/1871

and continued to be awarded until the final abolition of the monarchy in 1973

Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Officer’s Cross In Gold, C. 1870 Auction Archive 2nd Class for Twenty-Five Years'(Orden Honor al Merito). Instituted 1861. 1861 1881 Issue. A superb cross of French manufacture, in Gold, consisting of a white enamelled cross with ball finials, with finely enamelled laurels and coffee branches in each quadrant, obverse centre depicting the coat of arms of Venezuela, encircled by an enamelled blue border inscribed by REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA (Republic of Venezuela), reverse depicting engraved inscription 29 AGOSTO 1861 (29 August,