French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, certificate_of_authenticity the obverse centre bears a

the obverse centre bears a crowned cipher “FC” (Friedrich und Carl)

On the top of the uppers are eight eyelets with brown shoestring

on standard buckram backing

along with branches and leafing in all four corners

were sent to the western front to fight with the Italian Army Corps in France led by General Albricci

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, certificate_of_authenticity the obverse centre bears a(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted in 1892 by Toffa, King of Porto Novo. Of superb French manufacture, consisting of an exquisitely enameled blue framed Maltese Cross composed of genuines finely cut diamond in its arms, featuring sets of multiple Gold rays with superposed genuines diamonds in each quadrant, with obverse centre exhibiting a finely enameled black five pointed star, plain reverse, suspended by a beautifully enameled green laurel wreath