Instituted 1887 by Mahmed ben Mohammed Sultan of Tadjourah
Nursing sisters had been professionally trained in their trade at home and received an officer rank upon joining the military
had been married for seven years and had three children
This tunic features a total of four horizontal-slit pockets all secured by a scalloped flap and a pebbled bakelite button that is met with a reinforced buttonhole on the flap
The shoulders are topped by boards constructed of red wool with card stock cores
Germany, Imperial. A Pair of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, Rare Variants certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 1887 by Mahmed ben(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). A pair of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. One of one piece zink construction, on a medal bar style reduced loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three