the Commandant of the Departmental Recruitment and Reserve Depot in black ink
although a a piece of it remains wedged between the ring and the body of the helmet
The front is adorned with a 47 mm (w) x 63
accommodating a protruding spike of identical construction
a star with multiple rays the obverse centerpiece bearing the inscription for Ali Muddat
Chile, Republic. An Order of Merit, Grand Cross, Archive the Commandant of the Departmental(Orden al Mrito). Type V. (1929 ). Grand Cross sash badge in silver gilt, presenting as a five pointed star with ball finials, in white enamels, with silver gilt laurel wreath in each quadrant, obverse centre displaying a female bust symbolizing the republican government, circumscribed by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE (CHILEAN REPUBLIC), reverse centre in silver gilt exhibiting the inscription AL MERITO (FOR MERIT), suspended by a detailed flying