A Mint 1943 G.vi.r. Distinguished Service Order With 1944 Bar Hold marked "R" on the edge

marked "R" on the edge between the upper and right arms

Pair of medals mounted as worn

the accent lines which run along the border of the lower pommel and backstrap are deeply engraved and well defined

Cloth Version -  in very fine condition

A Mint 1943 G.vi.r. Distinguished Service Order With 1944 Bar Hold marked "R" on the edgePerhaps the best example of this period we have offered; Distinguished Service Order, G. VI. R., 1st issue, silver gilt and enamel, unnamed, suspension officially bar dated, 1943, with Bar officially dated '1944', complete with brooch bar, in Garrard, London case of issue, untouched with flawless enamels, mint. (C: 14)