ARAB MEDALS -- Mauritania

[Antonio Prieto]

For started the new topic a photo (credit: NATO) from Mauritania

Edited February 7, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Sources on Mauritanian ODM? We should be so lucky. Start with:

http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/mauritania.html

http://www.medals.org.uk/mauritania/mauritania.htm

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=714

http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/cintas/cintasaf.htm#a go to page 3 of the general Africa material

That's all folks.

[heusy68]

Hello Gentlemen,

Here is Mauritania National Order ( on ribbon bar of the general it's upper row at left ).

Here you can see a 3rd Class ( commander grade ).Lower grade miss the surmounting crescent & star.

Emmanuel

[heusy68]

On top row at right and on below row at left there is 2 similar ribbon.

It's Mauritania Medal of Honour (it's a 3 class award)

Emmanuel

[heusy68]

And here the reverse of Mauritania Medal of Honour (here 2nd class).

[Paul R]

I do like the appearance of their uniforms and ribbons!!

[ilja559]

Army medals

[922F]

Somewhat strange that Ilja's image above, presumably from some official source, depicts the grand cordon as a neck badge & star and the grand officer as only a neck badge, same as commander.  Images of grand cordon and grand officer badges appear to illustrate the reverse rather than the obverse side of the insignia.  Illustrations of the other three grades portray the obverse.

 

Statutes [Ordonnance N° 61-182, 2 Novembre 1961] provide:  

L'insigne de commandeur se porte en sautoir, suspendu à un ruban de même largeur que celui de chevalier et d'officier.     {Commander = neck badge}

Les grands officiers portent également sur le côté droit de la poitrine une plaque qui comprend l'insigne de l'ordre en émail reposant sur un plateau d'argent de 90 mm de diamètre.  {Grand Officer = neck badge & star}

Les grands cordons (loi no 72.040 article 4) portent l'insigne de grand officier, mais de 60 mm de diamètre, suspendu à un grand cordon de 101 mm de large aux couleurs de l'ordre, passant sur l'épaule droite.
De plus, ils portent sur le côté gauche de la poitrine une plaque semblable à celle de grand officier.    {Grand Cordon = sash, sash badge & star}

 

A vitrine seen during a visit to the Orders Chancery in 2002 contained the full range of Mauritanian decorations including National Order grades as described in the Statutes cited above.   Amendments to the Statutes known to me, most recent dated  31 juillet 1972, do not change the insignia format.

[heusy68]

Hello Gentlemen, all Mauritania Medals except the National Order and sometimes the 3 ranks Medal of National Merit, are very hard to catch.

I was ounce lucky enough to catch the Medal of Military Valour.

    Emmanuel

I have ounce got an averagely good photo of the Mauritania Medals for war Wounded

If any body on this forum may have that medal for sale, I might be interested.

    Emmanuel

 

There is at least one Medal or Order, that is not listed on the photo provided by Ilja, it's the Order of Sport Merit. No idea if I got a single class award (mine is in bronze), or if it exist in 3 Classes (bronze, silver & gold). However, it is what it is. It's made by Arthus Bertrand, and enamel is of good quality. Now you can enjoy the photo.

    Emmanuel

[oamotme]

Dear Emmanuel,

Christmas greetings from Riyadh.

It is interesting to note that the Arabic on the reverse of the 'Medaille De la Valeur Militaire' reads, 'Order of Military Merit' (Wissam Al Isthaqaq Al Askari).

The 'Medaille Des Blesses De Guerre' reads 'Order of War Wounded' (Wissam JIrhai Al Harb).

The obverse of the sports medal reads 'Mauritania' and the reverse reads, I think, 'Justice, Brotherhood, Honour' (A'adel Akha'a Sharf).

Kind regards,

Owain

[ilja559]

Medal of Honour sert