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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 455

Libya, Republic, Order of the Jihad, 1st Type breast Badge, 80mm, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmark '800' to suspension with maker's cartouche, with riband bar, in case of issue, very fine

The inscription on the central motto reads: “And Allah prefers the Mujhadeen and bestows upon them great reward over those who remain behind” Surah An-Nisa (The Women), Quran, Chapter 4 Verse 95.

Law No. 21 of 1973 (24 March) – “The Order of Jihad is awarded to everyone who played a prominent role in
liberating the homeland from non-Italian colonialism, whether by participating in the battles fought by the people against the Italian invasion of the country and performing well in them, or by preparing and recruiting the people to fight these battles and rise up against the hordes of that invasion and its forces. If the person who deserved the medal was martyred or died, it is awarded in his name.”

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Estimate
£160 to £180

Starting price
£130