France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed Austrian WWI Commemorative Badge 1914

Austrian WWI Commemorative Badge 1914 - In bronze gilt and enamels

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 27243 of Friday

awarded for less than 6 months to a handful of recipients

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

France, Colonial Somaliland. An Order Of Nichan El Anouar, Officer, C.1930 Newly Listed Austrian WWI Commemorative Badge 1914In 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