Egypt, Republic. An Order Of The Republic, Fifth Class Breast Badge

Instituted 1953. Type I (1953-1972). Of national manufacture, a faceted silver multi-rayed five-pointed star with hand chiseled details, superimposing by an enameled blue silver-gilt five-armed cross with wearing symbols of the Lilies in each arm, with quadrants featuring an interlaced enameled deep blue ring with ornamental patterns in gilt, the obverse centre with a circular red medallion featuring Arabic lettering also in gilt, within a beaded circular outsider ring, the reverse is plain with silver Egyptian hallmarking denoting 900 silver purity, as well as Arabic date letter (1951-53), measuring 51.17 mm (w) x 68.3 mm (h-inclusive of silver suspension), on replacement ribbon, remains fine.