France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed measuring 30 mm x 32

measuring 30 mm x 32

The city was still under Russian control but it had undergone a rapid expansion and by then had a population of 60

awarded for less than 6 months to a handful of recipients

inscribed "188th INF BRIGADE" on the ribbon banner

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed measuring 30 mm x 32In 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