United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 Buy Now 77 mm x 109 mm)

77 mm x 109 mm)

with Gothic embroidered script in silvery thread

maker marked GARRARD & CO

stamped by the Navy

United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 Buy Now 77 mm x 109 mm)Instituted 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