Katanga. A Order Of National Merit, Commander’s Badge, By A. Chobillon, Paris, C.1961 Buy Now congratulating Friessner upon his award

congratulating Friessner upon his award of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

the obverse bearing a raised monogram of Tsar Paul I

with hollow metal arms that previously held luminous radion-coated bands that since been mostly lost

Measuring 65

The difference in resources between the two sets of trials was extraordinary

Katanga. A Order Of National Merit, Commander’s Badge, By A. Chobillon, Paris, C.1961 Buy Now congratulating Friessner upon his awardBadge in gilt and enamels, with full length of neck ribbon, by A. Chobillon, Paris, width 47mm, in mint condition. Katanga, in the Congo, existed for as an independent state for two and a half years between July 1960 and January 1963. A rare decoration.