France, Republic. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Cross Set, By Bertrand Auction Archive with original signature at the

with original signature at the bottom

27 mm (h - inclusive of crown and integral ring)

15 Advanced Flying Unit in Tatenhill

It made several successful minelaying sortie off the English coast

United States Navy was Killed in Action while aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma during the attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor

France, Republic. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Cross Set, By Bertrand Auction Archive with original signature at the(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted on 1 December 1889 at Porto Novo by Toffa, future king of Dahomey (today the Republic of Benin). In silver gilt, a Maltese cross featuring white enamels with blue borders, clusters of three gilt rays in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a black enamelled star, a mirrored reverse with a large green enamelled laurel suspension, marked on suspension with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver