Order of the Black Star (France)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:abolished 1963
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:eligibility French citizens
Foreign nationals
gptkbp:established 1889
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Toffa,_King_of_Porto-Novo
gptkbp:grades gptkb:King
Commander
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Officer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Order of the Black Star (France)
gptkbp:insignia Black enamelled five-pointed star
gptkbp:motto Honneur et dévouement (Honor and Devotion)
gptkbp:purpose To reward services to France and French colonial interests in West Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:status No longer awarded
gptkbp:type gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6