France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Archive that he had no previous

that he had no previous military service and his trade was that of Fireman

unmarked and likely "field-made"

before a larger American force was allocated to defeat the expected Japanese garrison of 5

1920s-1930s - Silvered bronze

26 mm x 76 mm)

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Archive that he had no previousIn silver gilt with red and blue enamels, hallmarked on the ring, 50. 5 mm x 79 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, large rosette on the original ribbon, intact enamels, light contact and gilt wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Nichan El Anouar (Arabic: Order of the Light) was established in 1887, as a colonial order of merit of the Tajurah sultanate in French Somaliland (modern day Djibouti). It was instituted in 1887 by the Sultan