Katanga. A Order Of National Merit, Commander’s Badge, By A. Chobillon, Paris, C.1961 Archive The entire helmet is covered

The entire helmet is covered in multiple pieces of thick dark brown leather

The Order of Leopold II is awarded by royal decree and is issued in five classes and three medals: Grand Cross

51mm (93mm including crown suspension)

(Luftwaffe Leutnant Waffenrock)

the mother went to work in a munition factory

Katanga. A Order Of National Merit, Commander’s Badge, By A. Chobillon, Paris, C.1961 Archive The entire helmet is coveredBadge 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.