A Chilean Silver Star For Officers For 20 Years Army Service Auction (Sepoy 153 Rifleman Kishnbahadur Thapa

(Sepoy 153 Rifleman Kishnbahadur Thapa 2 Bn 2 Goorka Regt) Naming is in official British Army engraved script lettering

Captain John Bales of Liverpool

stacked upon six rows of gold wire bullion coloured in light purple on the tips at both ends

Record of Volunteer's Service and Application for Campaign Medals (1939 onwards)

likely by Godet

A Chilean Silver Star For Officers For 20 Years Army Service Auction (Sepoy 153 Rifleman Kishnbahadur Thapa1920; Silver with red and blue enamels, 55 mm x 56. 7 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: This star was instituted in 1910 and amended by Decrees 1874 of August 29, 1916 and 2438 of September 15, 1930. It was Chilean army's first such service decoration.