Morocco, Protectorate. An Order of the Ouissam Alaouite, I Class Grand Cordon Star, c.1940

(الوسام العلوي الشريف). Instituted January 11th, 1913. Type II. (c. 1940’s Issue). Constructed of silver and multi-coloured enamels, consisting of a five-pointed silver star with multiple quills in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse center bearing a white enameled five-pointed star and red-enameled centerpiece with “His Majesty Youssef” inscribed in Arabic script, with green enameled laurel leaves between the arms of the enameled cross, the reverse plain with a tall barrel hinge, vertical tapered pinback, and broad wire catch, unmarked, measuring 79.1 mm (w) x 79.7 mm (l), weighing 59.41 grams, with a hairline crack in the white enamels of the lower right arm, with contact spots in the enamels and small and shallow chips to the tips of the upper and lower right arms, in overall near extremely fine condition.