STANDARD WITH THE "SEAL OF EMIR ABD-EL-KADER" DATED 1248H./1832-33 in stencil-printed cotton, decorated at its centre with two concentric circles arranged around the Seal of Solomon, surrounded by two palm trees and felines. The circle is inscribed "Billah (by God), El Qader (The Mighty), El Moutine (The Solid), Moulana (Our Master), Amir El Mouminine (Leader of the Believers), El Mansour (The Victorious)". The inside of the branches mention the names of Allah, Mohammed, and that of the Caliphs Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman and Ali, the centre mentions "Abd-el-Qader Ben Mouhieddine -1248H./1832" Wide border decorated with a floral frieze. In a glass frame. (Wear, discoloration, stains, tears). Algeria, first half of the 19th century. A DATED 1248H./1832-33 PRINTED COTTON BANNER WITH THE SEAL OF ABD-EL-KADER, ALGERIA, HALF OF 19TH CENTURY. DIM. (SIGHT) 82 X 78 CM (32 1/4 X 30 11/16 IN.) NOTE A similar banner of Abdelkader is preserved in Algeria in the collections of the Musée Central de l'Armée in Algiers. It was officially handed over to the Algerian government on 10 April 2013 through the Emir Abdelkader International Foundation for Culture and Heritage in Damascus. It had been kept by the Emir's son, Emir Ahmed, and was handed over by a descendant of the Emir, Djâafer Al Djazaïri. Abd el-Kader ibn Muhieddine, born in the Regency of Algiers in 1808 and died in Syria on 23 May 1883, was an Algerian emir, religious and military leader who fought against the French occupation of Algeria. He defied the French armies from 1832 to 1847 before laying the foundations for a true Algerian state. His "smala", his mobile capital, was defeated in May 1843, before he surrendered in 1847 and was taken prisoner in France. Today, he is regarded as one of the most important figures in Algerian history. The nobility of his attitude after his capture and the highly effective protection he afforded the Christians of Damascus towards the end of his life also earned him great prestige among his former adversaries.