Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By Gathmann Hermanos, c.1920 Auction Archive and 1942 (the latter dated

and 1942 (the latter dated 8 March and 7 May

in turn connecting to a Gold badge in the form of a German national eagle overlaid by a Hohenzollern coat of arms and topped by German State Crown highlighted with cut gems

ring buttonhole attachment on both

Type Ii (1908-1944)

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered dark blue lightning bolt

Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of The Liberator, Grand Officer's Star, By Gathmann Hermanos, c.1920 Auction Archive and 1942 (the latter dated(Orden del Libertador). Instituted 1880 by president Antonio Guzmn Blanco. 1880 1920 Issue. Of quality local manufacture, consisting of a finely faceted eight pointed multiple ray star in silver, obverse centre featuring a superposed bust of Simon Bolivar in silver gilt, surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed by his name, reverse with pin assembly and dual retaining pins, central cartouche denoting manufacture by Gathmann Hnos, Caracas,