Central African Republic. An Order of Merit, Grand Officer Breast Star, by Arthus Bertrand & Co. Province of China the obverse with a shark

the obverse with a shark circling a central Coat of Arms

in the efforts of denazification

The Battalion was raised in Simcoe County

with exercises on land and at sea

one with white thread

Central African Republic. An Order of Merit, Grand Officer Breast Star, by Arthus Bertrand & Co. Province of China the obverse with a shark(Order of Central African Merit). Instituted June 20th, 1959. Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials, the cross with white enameled arms with a black enameled border along the edges of the cross, with rays emanating from the center in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central black enameled circular medallion bearing a gilded five pointed star, surrounded by a ring of light blue