The 1959 film "Timbuktu" is set in French Africa in 1940. France has sent troops from it's African colonies to Europe to fight the invading Germans leaving only a few French Foreign Legionaires in Africa. An Arab Emir Bhaki (John Dehner) organizes a revolt against the French. The Emir has few followers as he has a reputation for villiany including torturing people with large venomous spiders. The Emir arranges to purchase stolen weapons from an American, Mike Conway (Victor Mature) who is secretly working for Foreign Legion Colonel Charles Dufort (George Dolenz). Mike takes time to romance the Colonel's wife Natalie (Yvonne De Carlo). Emir Bhaki's men carry crude medallions with the figure of a man seated on a horse or camel. They use these medallions to identify themselves and also leave them on Frenchmen whom they have killed. The Colonel wears a dress uniform with five military medals at an official function.

The setting of the film is named.

Only one side of the medallion is shown and it may have the same design on both sides. The medallion has the figure of a man facing left, seated on a horse or camel, along with a crescent moon at the top. The source of these medallions is unknown. The film company may have manufactured them for use in the film or they could have been minted for sale to for tourists in the Arab world.

A group of medallions attached to strings are collected from rebels.

Mike received one when bargaining with the Emir.

A whole bagful of medallions.

The Colonel's medals are the Legion of Honor, Croix De Guerre, World War One Battle of Verdun, World War One Commemorative 1914-1918, and World War One War Wounded 1914-1918.

Victor Mature as Mike Conway
Yvonne De Carlo as Natalie Dufort
George Dolenz as Colonel Charles Dufort
John Dehner as Emir Bhaki
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writers: Paul Dudley, Anthony Veiller