France, Republic. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Cross Set, By Bertrand GTRexclude with few tiny hairline cracks

with few tiny hairline cracks

with its horizontal pinback not yet sewn onto the reverse

but this caused a new crisis

and III Class Bronze Grade Medal for 12 Years' Service (6 in the Colonies)

An example of a 1914-1918 Honour Cross for Volunteers (Kriegsehrenkreuz der Kriegsfreiwilligen)

France, Republic. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Cross Set, By Bertrand GTRexclude with few tiny hairline cracks(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted on 1 December 1889 at Porto Novo by Toffa, future king of Dahomey (today the Republic of Benin). In silver gilt, a Maltese cross featuring white enamels with blue borders, clusters of three gilt rays in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a black enamelled star, a mirrored reverse with a large green enamelled laurel suspension, marked on suspension with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver