French (Dahomey), Order Of The Black Star-Benin certificate_of_authenticity originally belonging to her father

originally belonging to her father

Footnote: Approximately 50 medals with the dated reverse were issued

with full leather mask

likely issued during The Austro-Prussian War of 1866

The territorial area of the Mexican Empire of 1821 was about 5

French (Dahomey), Order Of The Black Star-Benin certificate_of_authenticity originally belonging to her fatherCommanders neck badge, Maltese Cross in silver gilt and enamels, 55mm (x82mm including crown suspension) With Frencjh hallmarks, with full length of neck ribbon, in extremely fine condition; 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 1963.