Burundi. An Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Star Auction Archive the reverse presents the coat

the reverse presents the coat of arms bearing the date 19 July 1930

presumably made by a German DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps) prisoner of war in Africa for a lady waiting at home

the centerpiece of both the obverse and reverse with a central monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

The thirteen billion dollar program ran for four years and included financial and material help

consisting of 1) A Set of Meister der Schutzpolizei rank collar tabs and shoulder boards

Burundi. An Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross Star Auction Archive the reverse presents the coatInstituted 1982. In bronze gilt and enamels, presenting a a white enamel six point star with ball finials, central green enamel cross with interior white disc with red stars, the reverse is plain with a horizontal pin across the 3 9 oclock arm, measures 72. 4 mm (w) x 83 mm (h), light contact marks throughout, in very fine condition.