Congo, Democratic Republic. A National Order Of The Leopard, Civil, Iii Class Commander, By Arthus Bertrand Hold to commemorate the three hundredth

to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the Romanov dynasty

which would have made him 56 and not the 47 he stated when he enlisted in March 1917

the obverse of the eagle is stamped with a maker’s mark of “CEJ” for C

measuring 120 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

along with the bridge

Congo, Democratic Republic. A National Order Of The Leopard, Civil, Iii Class Commander, By Arthus Bertrand Hold to commemorate the three hundredthOrdre national du Lopard. Instituted in 1966. Type I (1967 1971). In silver with red, white and blue enamels, marked with a wreath above the maker mark "A. B. & Co" (Arthus Bertrand) and marked "800" (silver) on the loop, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 76. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its star suspension, flaking evident in the red enamels on the star point at 12 o''clock on both sides, otherwise, the enamels are intact, without ribbon, near extremely fine.