Ecuador, Republic. A National Order of Merit, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude spotting evident on the star

spotting evident on the star and wings

marked with the worker's number "51" between the lion's rear foot and tail on the obverse

revealing a shallow interior

perforated at both the front and back with eyelets reinforced with brown-painted magnetic metal grommets through which is a looped a drawstring to securely maintain the album’s structure

Ecuador, Republic. A National Order of Merit, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude spotting evident on the star(Orden Nacional al Mrito). Instituted October 8, 1921. A Grand Cross Set, comprising a Sash Badge, in silver gilt, a twelve ray badge with red enamels, with segments of green enamel wreath weaving over and under alternating rays, the obverse medallion in silver gilt portraying three mountains with a smiling sun, the inscription reads REPUBLIC DEL ECUADOR AL MERITO, the reverse plain, 55. 75 mm (w) x 60. 88 mm (h), weighs 114. 35 grams (including