Spanish-Moroccan Mehdauia Order awarded to Kriegsmarine admirals

[v.Perlet]

Sorry gents,

 

I just couldn't help grinning at the thought of a German Officer (in Nazi service) parading that kind of an Order.

 

The appropriate translation I think would be simply; Kommandeurskreuz

 

Maybe this one would be less auspicious for a German officer to wear at the time

The Cruz de Comendador de Número de la Orden de la Mehdauia

 

Regards

v.Perlet

[drspeck]

Here is a ribbon bar set attributed to Otto Ciliax showing the Mehdauia Order. Best. Peter

[Deutschritter]

2 hours ago, v.Perlet said:

The Cruz de Comendador de Número de la Orden de la Mehdauia

 

Regards

v.Perlet

Very nice picture, but I am not seeing the gold (Fajama), I would therefore say Saada (Comendador)? Here the Comendador de Número/Fajama (Großoffizier/Großkomtur):

 

 

I wonder what class the third one from the right is?

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by Deutschritter

[Antonio Prieto]

Thanks to all

Tou can see the categories at;

https://coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/mehdauia.htm

Rifaat (knight) and variant only il silver nor enamelled

 

Litizas (Officer)

 

Saada (commander)

 

Fajama (Knight Commander)

 

 

Bronze insignia

 

[Deutschritter]

Antonio, thanks to you we have all learned a lot. One last question: On your great site you write, the imblem is that of a sunset or sundown. Spain, of course, beongs to the occident. Morocco although, being Arabic, would, at least in the German language, be identified as "orient", which we closely associate with sunrise. Also Tétouan, where the Kalif (caliph) resided, faces (towards it's harbour) the east, where the sun rose over the waters. Is sunset certain? Thank you!

[Antonio Prieto]

This is what the creation order says

 

The central part of the insignia is made up of an enameled circle, in which the sunset is represented, that is, El Mogreb, reflected in a blue-green sea. Circumscribed to this circle is a strip, also made of enamel and Prussian blue, limited by a golden border. Everything described above is enclosed in a Solomonic ring.
The ribbon from which the decoration hangs is green, with a white central stripe.
On the reverse, in a circle of white enamel, the following Arabic inscription reads: Muley el Mehdi Ben Ismail Ben Mohamed, may God glorify him. The plaque for Commanders and Grand Crosses (or their equivalents) is identical, with the only difference that it goes on a silver or gold disk, depending on the category, and with the same ornamentation motifs, but enlarged, without any inscription.

[v.Perlet]

7 hours ago, drspeck said:

Here is a ribbon bar set attributed to Otto Ciliax showing the Mehdauia Order. Best. Peter

Ah yes, very discrete and conforming for the time, indeed?

Thanks drspeck

 

Regards

v.Perlet

[922F]

Thanks to v.Perlet for illustrating Ciliax' ribbon bar!   Ciliax' last place second row ribbon bar award appears in sources as Hungarian Order of Merit commander class or Hungarian Order of Merit Commander with star, awarded in 1938{?}.  Given the apparent silver color wings it seems commander is correct.  Italian Crown a commander with possible date March, 1941.    He may also have earned the Spanish Naval Order in one or two divisions, red and/or white, not presented on this bar.

[v.Perlet]

The ribbon bar wasn't posted by me, but thanks to drspeck - honor to whom honor applies ?

 

Regards

v.Perlet