Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Rhodesian Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Merit and Independence Commemorative Decoration pair awarded to The Hon. R. T. R. Hawkins, M.P., Minister of Transport

Rhodesia, Order of the Legion of Merit, Civil Division, Grand Officer’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 48mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, with identical design to obverse and reverse, lacking neck riband; Star, 79mm, silver and enamel, with two reverse affixing screws, central medallion loose but present; Rhodesia Independence Commemorative Decoration (R. T. R. Hawkins), generally very fine or better (3) £300-£400

R. T. R. Hawkins served as a Member of the Rhodesian Parliament, and was sometime Minister of Transport. He was created a Grand Officer of the Legion of Merit on 11 November 1976, and received the Independence Commemorative Decoration on 25 March 1977.