Egypt, Arab Republic. An Order of Merit, II Class Set with Case Auction These documents were part of

These documents were part of the George Petersen collection

7 mm (w) x 24 mm (h)

Battle of Amiens - August 8

First Class - Gold grade (gold wash nearly completely gone)

Egypt, Arab Republic. An Order of Merit, II Class Set with Case Auction These documents were part of(Nishan al Istaqaq ). Instituted in 1953. Type I (1953 1972). Multi piece construction, in silver gilt with royal blue, white and red enamels, an eight point star with alternating smooth silver gilt and silver faceted rays, obverse medallion in Arabic,reverse marked with Cairo town mark, measuring 59 mm (w) x 81. 8 mm (h inclusive of its eagle coat of arms suspension), worn on full length neck ribbon, intact enamels, very light contact, extremely