Zaire, Republic. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class Hold 1 cm (w) x 13

1 cm (w) x 13

his former Canadian Corps Commander and Canadian Governor General

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the other as Unteroffizier (NCO)

inscription reads “LEPANTO

Zaire, Republic. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class Hold 1 cm (w) x 13In bronze gilt, measuring 35 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), contact marks, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, very fine. Footnote: The Republic of Zaire was the name of a sovereign state between 1971 and 1997 in Central Africa that is now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country was a one party totalitarian dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution party. Zaire was established following