Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of Francisco Miranda, Commander, By N. S. Meyer, C.1950 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A Knight’s Cross 2nd Class

A Knight’s Cross 2nd Class with Swords of the Order of the Zähringer Lion certificate

(Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Dienstjahre)

each constructed of grey rayon

dated 1 Jul 1937 (this one awarded while he was in U-Boat School

Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of Francisco Miranda, Commander, By N. S. Meyer, C.1950 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A Knight’s Cross 2nd Class(Orden de Francisco Miranda). Instituted in 1943. In silver gilt, a Commanders set consisting of a multirayed eight armed cross with bifurcated ends, joined by a gilt band in each quadrant, obverse centre superposing by the bust of the national hero Francisco de Miranda facing left, surrounded by an enameled red border inscribed his name, the reverse exhibiting the Venezuelan coat of arms encircling by an ornament edge, measuring 40. 94 mm (w) x 58.