France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Hold Black Grade Naval Wound Badge

Black Grade Naval Wound Badge

28 mm x 54

Grave Reference: Row C

Muirhead with a strength of 33 officers and 997 other ranks

A Second War Soviet Medal for Bravery

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Hold Black Grade Naval Wound Badge(Arabic: Order of the Light). Instituted 1887 by Mahmed ben Mohammed Sultan of Tadjourah. A ten pointed silver star with a gilt star in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a silver star on a blue enameled background, gold Arabic characters on red enameled band, measuring 52 mm (w) x 78 mm (h inclusive of crown suspension with horizontally pierced ball suspension adorned by upward facing crescent moon), on period first pattern ribbon, very fine.