France, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Commander Newly Listed measuring 56 mm (w) x

measuring 56 mm (w) x 46 mm (h)

95mm x 37mm

the obverse bearing a central raised medallion displaying a finely-detailed coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Romania

Another leather folder with buttons

9 cm (w) x 17

France, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Commander Newly Listed measuring 56 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