Zanzibar. British Protectorate. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, By Elkington & Co. Auction Archive Priesterkreuz)

Priesterkreuz)

early 1900’s period issue

An oval shaped silvered tombac

90mm (3 1/2'") in length

Arnulf Ahrendt

Zanzibar. British Protectorate. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, By Elkington & Co. Auction Archive Priesterkreuz)Wisam al Kawkab al Durri al Zanzibari. Instituted in 1865. 1918 1964 Issue. Hardshelled, wooden frame, red thatched look leatherette covering, Zanzibar coat of arms bearing the date "1861" (the establishment of the Sultanate) on the lid, maker marked "ELKINGTON & Co. Ltd. COURT JEWELLERS, 22. REGENT STREET, S. W." on the white satin lined inside lid, the lining exhibiting the impression of the once present Breast Star of the Order, raised platform in