French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Hold this award is one of

this award is one of the best examples we have had the pleasure of offering

that it could have been fitted with a booby trap

swastika on the lid has been erased

During World War I the unit earned 18 battle honours in over three years of fighting in France

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Hold this award is one of(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted in 1892 by Toffa, King of Porto Novo. Of superb French manufacture, consisting of an exquisitely enameled blue framed Maltese Cross composed of genuines finely cut diamond in its arms, featuring sets of multiple Gold rays with superposed genuines diamonds in each quadrant, with obverse centre exhibiting a finely enameled black five pointed star, plain reverse, suspended by a beautifully enameled green laurel wreath