Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By J.m.j. Van Wielik, C.1900 Hold The ends of the sweatband

The ends of the sweatband are glued together at the rear

Since enlistment has been sick more or less all the time and has reported sick five or six times

one shows a navy musicians’ band

was transferred to the Casualty Clearing Station on the 25th

Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By J.m.j. Van Wielik, C.1900 Hold The ends of the sweatband(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