French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Buy Now 1863 in New Brompton

1863 in New Brompton

training ship for Boy Seamen)

Waist Gunner

obverse centre depicting the inscription A LA LEALTAD ACRISOLADA (To Pure Loyalty) on an enameled white border

The others accompaning Shanks on the ill-fated flight were 1452621 Sergeant E

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Buy Now 1863 in New Brompton(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