Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Newly Listed 1951 to March 8

1951 to March 8

Footnote: The Medal for the Capture of Koenigsburg was instituted on June 9

with surrounded post-war enameled green wreath denoting Lesser War Decoration

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper and are without pleats

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Newly Listed 1951 to March 8In brass gilt, illustrating an oval bearing the cypher of Muhammad III as Sadiq, the Husainid Bey of Tunis (1859 1882), fronting a trophy of arms base, measuring 65. 3 mm (w) x 85. 8 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) on the French made bronze replacement pin, missing its catch, light contact, scattered gilt wear, very fine. Footnote: The Tunisian beys, a Turkish title for chieftain,