Peru, Republic. An Order Of Merit For Distinguished Services, I Class Grand Cross Set By The Lima National Mint, C.1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac oval insignia in gilt metal

oval insignia in gilt metal with red and navy blue enamels

The V-mail process is based on the earlier British Airgraph process

measuring 16 mm (w) x 23 mm (h)

by Ronald Jack Scarlett

and bears Klagenfurt studio stamp with a date of “1942”

Peru, Republic. An Order Of Merit For Distinguished Services, I Class Grand Cross Set By The Lima National Mint, C.1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac oval insignia in gilt metal(Orden al Mrito por Servicios Distinguidos). Instituted in 1950. A Grand Cross set, in silver gilt, the badge featuring an ovular badge with numerous patterned rays, the central medallion bears mountains, waves and sunrays with white and red enamels around the outside with the inscription AL MERITO POR SERVICIOS DISTINGUIDOS REPUBLICA PERUANA, the reverse is plain with a makers mark CASA NACIONAL DE MONEDA LIMA PERU, the badge is suspended from an