Congo Republic. A State Of Katanga Order Of Merit certificate_of_authenticity with only his Attestation Paper

with only his Attestation Paper accessible on the Library and Archives Canada website

Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp – Bronze Grade

Tabs are finely made of silver/gilded wire

while the contrasting collar is in black wool and is trimmed in blue piping

all three bolt caps are loose

Congo Republic. A State Of Katanga Order Of Merit certificate_of_authenticity with only his Attestation PaperIn bronze, measuring 31. 8 mm (w) x 55. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, contact marks, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The State of Katanga, also sometimes denoted as the Republic of Katanga, was a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from the Republic of Congo Lopoldville on July 11, 1960 under Moise Tshombe, leader of the local Confdration des associations tribales du Katanga (CONAKAT) political party (Federation of