French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, certificate_of_authenticity drill hole at the top

drill hole at the top

Honour Goblet Award Document (dated October 26

Footnote: The National Order of José Matias Delgado was instituted on August 14

The numerals “1939” on the obverse

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, certificate_of_authenticity drill hole at the top(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