France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Archive 1915 in North Bay

1915 in North Bay

1920s-1930s - Silvered bronze

maker marked "J

Alberta on May 9

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Archive 1915 in North BayIn 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