France, Colonial Somaliland. An Ordre Du Nichan El Anouar, Commander, C.1930 GTRexclude with bright finish

with bright finish

with light rips and tears throughout as expected from a used example

Knight Officer

case measuring 113 mm x 457 mm x 63 mm

Toronto and Moncton

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Ordre Du Nichan El Anouar, Commander, C.1930 GTRexclude with bright finishIn silver with red and blue enamels, gilt stars in each quadrant, swivel crown, measuring 54 mm (w) x 85 mm (h inclusive of crown and horizontally pierced ball suspension with crescent moon), on full length original ribbon, 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