Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar

The Ordre du 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.

Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar
Awarded by  France
TypeOrder with five degrees:
Grand-croix (grand cross)
Grand officier (grand officer)
Commandeur (commander)
Officier (officer)
Chevalier (knight)
StatusDeprecated 3 December 1963 by the Ordre National du Mérite
Statistics
EstablishedOctober 1887
Precedence
Next (higher)Médaille militaire
EquivalentOrdre National du Mérite
Next (lower)Croix de guerre
JM Abdul Aziz (center medal)

Notable recipients

References

    • Marc Champenois (9 August 2008). "Ordre du Nichan el-Anouar". Les décorations Francaises (in French). Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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