France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed 1940 at the Non-Permanent Active

1940 at the Non-Permanent Active Militia Training Centre No

to prepare for overseas service in the French theatre

20122632 Private First Class Joseph Thomas Butler

flanked by fasces on either side

two weeks after the D-Day Invasion

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Nichan El-Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed 1940 at the Non-Permanent Active(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.