fme_1168924 - MAURITIUS Insigne, Force territoriale mauricienne (MTF) de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
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Type : Insigne, Force territoriale mauricienne (MTF) de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Date: n.d.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,64 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, rayures et taches d’oxydation
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAURIRIUS. TERRITORIAL - . FORCE ..
Obverse description : Le cerf de l'île Maurice en ajouré, à l’intérieur.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INCUS.
Commentary
Insigne frappé avec deux boucles d'origine au revers. En bon état et rare. Porté de 1939 à 1945. Deux bataillons durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le cerf de l'île Maurice a été introduit par les Néerlandai.
Badge struck with two original loops on the reverse. In good condition and rare. Worn from 1939 to 1945. Two battalions during the Second World War. The stag from Mauritius was introduced by the Dutch.
Badge struck with two original loops on the reverse. In good condition and rare. Worn from 1939 to 1945. Two battalions during the Second World War. The stag from Mauritius was introduced by the Dutch.
Historical background
MAURITIUS
(Nineteenth century)
The islands of Mauritius and Reunion were recognized by the Portuguese Pedro Mascarenhas in 1507 and visited by Domingo Fernandez in 1511. Mauritius was occupied by the Dutch from 1638. The French seized it in 1715 and the island received the name of island of France. The Compagnie des Indes settled in Port Louis in 1720. In 1810, the island was occupied by the English and became an English colony after the treaties of Paris in 1814 and 1815. Slavery was abolished in 1835 which created a serious economic crisis and the importation of Chinese or Indian coolies. Around 1860, the island had 170,000 inhabitants. English had become the official language since 1827, but French remained the vehicular language.
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