French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Buy Now training ship for Boy Seamen)

training ship for Boy Seamen)

the badge is missing its pinback and catch and most of the finish has been lost

1863 in New Brompton

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

where he was listed with a "Debility"

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Buy Now training ship for Boy Seamen)(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