Chile, Republic. A Decoration Of Honour For Distinguished Service, Grand Star Hold This is a fairly scarce

This is a fairly scarce badge

mounted from a medal bar with a horizontal pinback

then posted to the Infantry Training Depot at Lytton (Brisbane) on August 27th

below the wreath

the reverse marked “8”

Chile, Republic. A Decoration Of Honour For Distinguished Service, Grand Star Hold This is a fairly scarce(Condecoracin de Honor por Servicios Distinguidos). Instituted in 1983. In bronze gilt with red enamels, mounted to a bronze gilt base with twenty nine emanating rays, measuring 64. 5 mm (w) x 63. 7 mm (h), vertical pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Decoration of Honour for Distinguished Service (AKA Star of September 11) was instituted on September 11, 1983 and was awarded to members of the four branches of the armed forces