Royal Order of the Star of Anjouan, knight. Ordre Royal de l’Etoile d’Anjouan, chevalier. Diameter 58.28mm (2.29 inches); on original ribbon with slight glue residue. The Order was created in 1874 by the Sultan of Anjouan, Mohamed Said Omar, to reward services to the Sultanate and to France’our protector’. The Order became a French Colonial Order by the decrees of 10 and 23 May 1896 and on 5 December 1899 the original red ribbon was replaced by the ribbon seen on this example. The Order became defunct on 3 December 1963 as far as the French were concerned but it may have continued to be awarded locally until Anjouan joined the independent Comoros in 1975. Anjouan is an island in the Comoros, situated in the Indian Ocean between northern Madagascar and the African mainland. A very good example. We are long-established specialist dealers in orders and medals of the world. We offer only genuine original items. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “medal-medaille” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Era: 1945-Present
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Country/ Organization: Comoros
- Type: Medals & Ribbons