Peru, Republic. An Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross Star, c. 1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 950 silver on the reverse

950 silver on the reverse

with an Order of Military Virtue at its base

2861 -S- PTE

since the term “Nebelwerfer” implied a device intended for creating a smoke screen

ZAMORA" on the reverse

Peru, Republic. An Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross Star, c. 1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 950 silver on the reverse(Orden el Sol del Per). Instituted October 8th, 1821. Type III. Constructed of gilded bronze with red and white enamels, consisting of a bronze gilt star base featuring eighteen starburst arms, each arm with five rays, the obverse with a central gilded medallion bearing the Peruvian Coat of Arms, surrounded by a ring of red enamels marked El Sol Del Per with the date 1821 in white enamels, surrounded by a gilded laurel wreath with a bow at the base,