Syria, Republic. An Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic, II. Class Commander, Type II, c.1970 certificate_of_authenticity the reverse bearing a lengthy

the reverse bearing a lengthy handwritten inscription dated 12 May 1916

Honolulu County

taken on strength at the Base Depot in Voortrekkerhoogte three days later

maker mark “HW” for Heinrich Weiss

Syria, Republic. An Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic, II. Class Commander, Type II, c.1970 certificate_of_authenticity the reverse bearing a lengthy(Ordre du Mrite Civil). Instituted on April 10th, 1926. (Type II 1953 onwards issue). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a five pointed outward pointing arrow cross with white enameled arrow arms, with green enamels in the spaces between the arrows and with gilded arabesques in the quadrants between the arrows, the reverse with writing in Arabic characters, unmarked, missing its ribbon, measuring 57. 1 mm (l) x 69. 5 mm (w), weighing 51. 15