France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed made by Otto Schinkel

made by Otto Schinkel

thus supporting our infantry's advance

stating that he had 8 years' previous military service with the Army Ordnance Corps (May 11

Because the Merchant Marine was not considered a branch of the Armed Forces

Serving during the Second World War

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed made by Otto SchinkelIn 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