Somalia, Republic. An Order of the Somali Star, II. Class Grand Officer Auction Archive attached to a dress belt

attached to a dress belt

Medal in silver gilt

most notably for the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879

as well as members of the artillery

(Haus und Verdiesnt Orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig

Somalia, Republic. An Order of the Somali Star, II. Class Grand Officer Auction Archive attached to a dress belt(Amarka Xiddiga Soomaaliyeed). Instituted in 1961. Constructed of silver gilt with light blue and white enamels, consisting of a five pointed enameled star with light blue and white enameled arms and ball finals, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a leftward facing leopard, the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion bearing the monogram of interlocking Latin letters R and S in gilt, suspended from a swivelling green