United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 certificate_of_authenticity The shoulders are flanked by

The shoulders are flanked by boards

while blade itself measures approximately 25cm (or 10 inches)

reverse maker marked DESCHLER UND SOHN

" (Philadelphia) and marked "PAT

Masthead entitled "The State of Vermont" flanked by the United States coat-of-arms on the left and the State of Vermont coat-of-arms on the right

United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 certificate_of_authenticity The shoulders are flanked byInstituted 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