Morocco, Spanish Protectorate. An Order of Mehdauia, Commander’s Star, by Cravanzola Auction 42 mm in diameter without

42 mm in diameter without the crown

measuring 44 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

Footnote: The Order of the Republic was instituted in 1953 and awarded for valuable services to Egypt

Footnote: Badges maker marked “OM” are rare

Morocco, Spanish Protectorate. An Order of Mehdauia, Commander’s Star, by Cravanzola Auction 42 mm in diameter without(Wissam al Mahdawiya). Instituted in 1926. Four piece construction, in silver gilt with bluish green, ultramarine blue, white and yellow enamels, reverse offers a vertical pinback with dual stays, central cartouche of CRAVANZOLA, marked with Italian silversmith 66 and TO city mark, with 800 silver fineness mark, measuring 66. 5 mm (w) x 76. 4 mm (h), weighs 70. 1 grams, enamels intact, lovely patina, better than extremely fine.