Niger, Republic. An Order of Merit, Knight, c.1965

(Ordre du Mérite, chevalier). Instituted 24 June 1963 and 11 November 1966. An eight-pointed faceted bronze star with bifurcated ends, the obverse centre bears a green enamel and gilt Republic of Niger coat of arms with a white enamel and gilt ribbon below with the inscription “MERITE DU NIGER” (MERIT OF NIGER), the reverse is plain, laterally pierced ball suspension, on an orange, white and green ribbon, very fine.