France, Colonial. A Dahomey Order Of The Black Star Of Benin, Knight Archive a leopard's head (made in

a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "d" (1919) on the reverse)

the entire waist is lined in a white cotton panel with a repeating design incorporating twin rules alternating with a vertical zig zag pattern in light blue

iron core and silver frame

He was wounded a number of times and received the Wound Badge in Silver on 20 February 1945 and Gold on 17 September 1945

France, Colonial. A Dahomey Order Of The Black Star Of Benin, Knight Archive a leopard's head (made inDahomey (now Benin); Four piece construction, silver with blue, white, black and green enamels, hallmarked on the ring, 37. 8 mm x 56. 5 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension, chipping evident in the black enamels on the tip of the top star point on the reverse, otherwise the enamels are intact, near extremely fine.