Somalia, Republic. An Order of the Somali Star, II. Class Grand Officer Republic of a First War pay book

a First War pay book with second copy

Underneath the mark is an additional SS Kulturzeichen

the gilt extremely well preserved throughout

and is constructed of heavy black leather secured into a loop with four non-magnetic metal rivets for belt suspension

Gerda Warnstedt

Somalia, Republic. An Order of the Somali Star, II. Class Grand Officer Republic of a First War pay book(Amarka Xiddiga Soomaaliyeed). Instituted in 1961. Constructed of silver gilt with light blue and white enamels, consisting of a five pointed enameled star with light blue and white enameled arms and ball finals, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a leftward facing leopard, the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion bearing the monogram of interlocking Latin letters R and S in gilt, suspended from a swivelling green