Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of The African Star, Officer ,By Fernand-Fisch, C.1945 Auction suspended from faceted silver-gilt crescent

suspended from faceted silver-gilt crescent

Between 1914 and 1921

one will be rented and used by Daimler-Benz exclusively

Reverse is bilingual matching the scroll

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of The African Star, Officer ,By Fernand-Fisch, C.1945 Auction suspended from faceted silver-gilt crescent(Ordre de l'toile africaine). Instituted 1888. 1908 1960 issue. In silver gilt, consisting of an enameled white blue framed Maltese cross with ball finials, encircled by a tide enameled green palm wreath along the arms, the obverse with a central medallion exhibiting a gilded five pointed star, with an enameled blue background, surrounded by French inscription TRAVAIL ET PROGRES (Labour and Progress), the reverse centre depicting a gilded royal cypher