Cameroon, Republic. An Order Of Valour, I Class, Grand Cross Star, By Arthus Bertrand, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity silvered aluminum

silvered aluminum

surface rust on the buckle

as seen on her 1951 travel document which she needed to visit her mother in another zone

(Dragoner Schulterklappe)

Cameroon, Republic. An Order Of Valour, I Class, Grand Cross Star, By Arthus Bertrand, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity silvered aluminumInstituted in 1957. Type III with "1972" . Insignia in silver with red and white enamels, mounted to a five pointed star base, I Class as designated by the single star above the pyramid, marked with a spoked wheel, maker marked "A. B. & Co" (Arthus Bertrand) and marked "925" (silver) on the pin, measuring 95. 5 mm (w) x 91 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, intact enamels, insignia sits loose versus the star base, extremely fine.