Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Archive both for conspicuous gallantry and

both for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy during the Second World War

gilt loss and contact marks)

522TURK / JANOW 17792"

Miniature Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 - Silver and black paint

"The infantry were

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Archive both for conspicuous gallantry andIn 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,