United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 certificate_of_authenticity with silvered plate between the

with silvered plate between the cross and nut

The shoulders are flanked by boards

Vet’s brought back

suspended from a hanger with fob

and his SS number was 38

United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 certificate_of_authenticity with silvered plate between theInstituted in 1892. Victoria VR. In silver gilt, maker marked "SG" (Sebastian Garrard), hallmarked with the British lion, marked with a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "b" (1897) on the reverse, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), original ribbon suspended from a hanger bearing oak leaves and acorns with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, post nominal letters VD and colloquially known as the