Peru, Republic. A Cross Of Military Merit, Ii Class Grand Officer Star Newly Listed with enamel restoration on obverse

with enamel restoration on obverse 6 o'clock arm

before travelling east and departing for service in Europe

THE NILE 1884-85 (1332

5 mm (w) x 47

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey description of “L

Peru, Republic. A Cross Of Military Merit, Ii Class Grand Officer Star Newly Listed with enamel restoration on obverse(Cruz Peruana al Mrito Militar), Instituted in 1949. In bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, marked "CORONEL FRANCISCO BOLOGNESI" (Colonel Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes, 1816 1880, Peruvian military general) on the reverse, measuring 79. 2 mm (w) x 78. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, intact enamels, edge nick on the edge of the arm at 6 o'clock, scuffing on the arm at 9 o'clock, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Cross of Military Merit was