(Orden del Libertador). Instituted in 1880. Four-piece construction, silvered bronze insignia, mounted to a silver and white finished bronze eight-pointed star base, each star point with five emanating rays, maker marked with the N.S. Meyer shield and maker marked "N.S. MEYER, INC. NEW YORK" on the reverse cartouche, measuring 74.8 mm (w) x 81.2 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, the coat-of-arms slightly off-centre, tiny piece of the white finish missing on the left stay, extremely fine.
Footnote: The Order of the Liberator was instituted on September 14, 1880 and was awarded for meritorious services to the country and the community, in six grades: Collar, Grand Cordon, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight. It was discontinued in 2010 and replaced by the Order of the Liberators and Liberators of Venezuela.

