Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 GTRexclude the centrepiece on the Knight

the centrepiece on the Knight badge loose

The document states that the Knight's Cross of the Hohenlohe Order of the Phoenix was awarded by Louis Aloysius

stamped "1939-45 STAR" on the lid

a scarce award

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 GTRexclude the centrepiece on the KnightIn 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,