France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed 1929 to his Honorable Discharge

1929 to his Honorable Discharge on July 23

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to the limit of their capabilities

and as a General

two weeks after the D-Day Invasion

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed 1929 to his Honorable Discharge(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.