Benin. An Order Of Merit, Knight, C. 1970 Auction Archive WWII Royal Canadian Air Force

WWII Royal Canadian Air Force Sweetheart Wings - Two-piece construction

presented on a 135 mm-long magnetic metal bar with horizontal pinback and red wool liner on reverse

The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials “ЗИК” for the Златоустовский Инструментальный Комбинат (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of “1954”

maker marked "1" on pin back

Benin. An Order Of Merit, Knight, C. 1970 Auction Archive WWII Royal Canadian Air ForceInstituted October 24, 1961. In silver, a green enamelled five point star with ball finials, one long silver ray in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a red enamelled geographic shape of the country on a gilt field with rays, with a white enamelled ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU DAHOMEY MERITE DU BENIN, reverse is plain, measures 38. 4mm (w) x 42. 3mm (h inclusive of integral suspension), weighs 13. 4 grams, marked on ring AB & Cie denoting