Service Star (Congo)

The Service Star (French Étoile de service) was a civil decoration in the Congo Free State (and later the Belgian Congo) created by a decree of the king-sovereign, Leopold II, on 16 January 1889.

[1] It was the second decoration in terms of precedence after the Order of the African Star, introduced seventeen days earlier.

On one side, in the centre, was a smaller five-sided gold star, while on the other was the Free State motto, Travail et progrès (work and progress).

It came with a blue ribbon with horizontal silver bars attached to indicate the number of terms of service in the Congo.

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