France, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Commander Buy Now measuring 30 mm (w) x

measuring 30 mm (w) x 49

mortar shells

titled “Hochlandlager 1936” (“Highland Camp 1936”)

Der Heimat zur Wehr” (German - To honour labour for the defense of the home)

France, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Commander Buy Now measuring 30 mm (w) x(Ordre de l'toile Noire) Commanders neck badge, Maltese Cross in silver gilt and enamels, 56. 8 mm wide by 94 mm including crown suspension height, with a weight of 74. 4 grams. No hallmarks, with full length of neck ribbon, in fine condition. Footnote: The order was created in 1889 by King Toffa of Dahomey, West Africa, and it became a French Colonial award in 1896 for 10 years service in West and Equatorial Africa by the military. Not issued after