French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, certificate_of_authenticity with full neck ribbon hallmarked

with full neck ribbon hallmarked on the loop (IKOM

along with branches and leafing in all four corners

the obverse centre bears a crowned cipher “FC” (Friedrich und Carl)

India Medal 1896 - Punjab Frontier 1897-98

again saw himself with the 19th Battalion in the field on August 12

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, certificate_of_authenticity with full neck ribbon hallmarked(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