Ivory Coast, Republic. A National Order Of The Republic, Commander With Case, By A. Chobillon, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity and thereby an orderly retreat

and thereby an orderly retreat was made possible for the rest of the regiment under the cover of darkness

A photo of Generalfeldmarschall (Luftwaffe equivalent of Grand Admiral) Albert Kesselring toasting an unknown Japanese officer at a formal dinner

30 September 1898 (Omdurman)

in bronze gilt and black

Court-mounted replacement ribbon

Ivory Coast, Republic. A National Order Of The Republic, Commander With Case, By A. Chobillon, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity and thereby an orderly retreat(Ordre National de la Cte d'Ivoire). Instituted April 10, 1961. Of French manufacture, an enameled white red framed Maltese Cross in silver gilt, adorned by a fine enameled green laurel wreath in each quadrant, the obverse with a central gilt medallion featuring an engraved facing front elephant within a wreath of palm, circumscribed by an enameled green border inscribed REPUBLIQUE DE COTE DIVOIRE in gilt letters, the reverse with a central gilt