Morocco, Spanish Protectorate. An Order of Mehdauia, Commander’s Star, by Cravanzola Auction circumscribed “Dem Feldhernn zum Gedenken”

circumscribed “Dem Feldhernn zum Gedenken”

featuring a double headed eagle on a Lombardy crown with red and green enamelled ornaments

maker marked "B&P"

Josef Novk was born in March 1890

set within a silvered zink alloy oak leaf wreath

Morocco, Spanish Protectorate. An Order of Mehdauia, Commander’s Star, by Cravanzola Auction circumscribed “Dem Feldhernn zum Gedenken”(Wissam al Mahdawiya). Instituted in 1926. Four piece construction, in silver gilt with bluish green, ultramarine blue, white and yellow enamels, reverse offers a vertical pinback with dual stays, central cartouche of CRAVANZOLA, marked with Italian silversmith 66 and TO city mark, with 800 silver fineness mark, measuring 66. 5 mm (w) x 76. 4 mm (h), weighs 70. 1 grams, enamels intact, lovely patina, better than extremely fine.