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The back cover lists twenty-one war maps

as a colonial order of merit of the Tajurah sultanate in French Somaliland (modern day Djibouti)

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Germany. A Gold Grade Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother With Miniature United Republic of The back cover lists twenty-oneAn example of a well preserved Gold Grade Cross of Honour of the German Mother (Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold); a Latin cross with concave arms in gilt bronze; and blue, white, and black enamels; with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique; on loop for suspension; with a full length period original ribbon; the obverse with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a gilt bronze