Equatorial Guinea, Republic. A National Order Of Equatorial Guinea, Grand Collar, C.1968 Newly Listed and recipient of the first

and recipient of the first and only Golden Oak Leaves

silver painted

An excellent example of this very scarce award

Footnote: Frederick William Hill was born in Welland

Equatorial Guinea, Republic. A National Order Of Equatorial Guinea, Grand Collar, C.1968 Newly Listed and recipient of the first(Orden Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial). Badge with a two piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white, green and blue enamels, in the shape of a Maltese cross with ball finials, the arms in a tri colour, an insignia in the centre which illustrates a rooster with an elongated triangular shield on its chest and backed by crossed spears, framed within an open ended wreath, a ribbon banner inscribed "12 X 1968" (October 12, 1968, the country's date