Peru, Republic. An Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross Star, c. 1960 Auction Archive with a crack visible across

with a crack visible across the wreath at approximately the one o’clock position

Hollister died on October 25

as the British had strong naval bases in Gibraltar

very light discoloration evident in the white cardboard-lined base

The 30th Infantry Division

Peru, Republic. An Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross Star, c. 1960 Auction Archive with a crack visible across(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,