Help with identification

[Aniki]

Hi, can you please help me with identifying this miniature? Many thanks in advance. 

[Claudius]

Something naval aviation?   

 

What does say in the center?

 

What is the rest of the string?

[Aniki]

The rest is French LoH, I guess the 1nd one is Belgian order of Leopold, 3rd one is star of benin, but the last one is quite unusual. 

[922F]

Badge of the Society of [French] {Military} Engineers, a Franco-Belgian so-called private decoration originally comprised of 3 classes later expanded to 5 with insignia in usual French format.   Name & insignia format have changed over the years.  Group appears to have been most active post-WW II through 1980's.

[Aniki]

Thank you. How can I find any information about it online? 

[922F]

Hardly anything on-line.  Insignia appear on French eBay and European auction sites maybe once every couple of years.  Varying qualities of info therein.   Jerome [QUIVIVEFRANCE@aol.com] illustrates  it.   A couple of print compilations -- including Jerome -- discuss it.   Jerome probably is the most knowledgeable student of such private, self-styled or  'ephemeral'' awards.  

[Aniki]

Ok, thanks. And do you happen to know when such group may have been awarded. Especially with that star of benin. 

 

R

[922F]

Hard to say.  LoH maybe 4th [1946-58] or 5th [1958-present] republic; BE Leopold unilingual so possibly before 1951; Black Star established 1889 suspended 1963.  However, mini groups often assembled from existing [old on hand] stocks & some people chose to use specific designs [for #1 or #2 above] over what would have been appropriate at time of award.  

Edited October 18, 2021 by 922F
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[pat66]

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