Afghanistan, Kingdom. An Order Of The Star, I Class Grand Cross Case, C.1940 Auction Archive mounted to a silver gilt

mounted to a silver gilt six-pointed star base

Collar Insignia (in bronze gilt

He was soon declared "missing whilst engaged on active operations against the enemy"

with indentations on the eagle's head from active use

Regulations of October 1935 altered the wear of the insignia on the beret to include the national eagle

Afghanistan, Kingdom. An Order Of The Star, I Class Grand Cross Case, C.1940 Auction Archive mounted to a silver giltNishan i Astour. Instituted in 1920. Type IV (1931 1960) Hardshelled, wooden framed, red cloth exterior, marked with a gilt Afghan coat of arms within a corn wreath on the lid, padded salmon coloured silk like lining which is Afghan maker marked on the inside lid, salmon coloured velvet raised platform with recessed medal bed for the breast star, dual hinged, latch closure, measuring 135 mm (w) x 300 mm (h) x 56. 5 mm (d), soiling and wear evident on