Congo Republic. A State Of Katanga Order Of Merit certificate_of_authenticity Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp – Bronze

Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp – Bronze Grade

1905: "Sir

TIPTAFT & SON LTD BIRMINGHAM" on the intact slider

Tabs are finely made of silver/gilded wire

Congo Republic. A State Of Katanga Order Of Merit certificate_of_authenticity Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp – BronzeIn 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