Paraguay, Republic. A National Order of Merit, Second Class Grand Officer's Star, c.1960 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse depicting the rightward

the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm

made and used circa 1900-1916 featuring black jacket tailored in woolen broadcloth with red trimming

his wrists manacled

the Canada Gazette 2465 on February 8

Paraguay, Republic. A National Order of Merit, Second Class Grand Officer's Star, c.1960 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse depicting the rightward(Orden Nacional del Mrito). Instituted April 8, 1865. Reinstituted June 23, 1939 and amended September 7 1956. Type III (1956 ). In silver, featuring a five point star with large ball finials and a faceted border around the outside, five smooth rays in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents a lion head with the inscription HONOR ET GLORIA PRAEMIVM MERITI in a surrounding ring, the reverse offers a single vertical pin flanked by dual stays,