Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of The African Star, Commander, By Fernand-Fisch, C.1945 Auction The Canadian corvette

The Canadian corvette

maker marked "MAYER & WILHELM STUTTGART" on the reverse

he was posted to the Engineer-in-Chief's Department in the North England District "and for coal inspection duties"

1944 in Halifax of lung problems

signed in black permanent maker

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of The African Star, Commander, By Fernand-Fisch, C.1945 Auction The Canadian corvette(Ordre de l'toile africaine). Instituted 1888. 1908 1960 issue. In silver, consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross with blue borders and ball finials, surrounded by a tide enameled green palm wreath, obverse centre in silver gilt featuring a five pointed star with enameled blue background, surrounded by the French inscription by TRAVAIL ET PROGRES (Labour and Progress), a superposed gilt royal cypher of Leopold II on an enameled red background,