Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 certificate_of_authenticity 1915 Turkish Campaign Star

1915 Turkish Campaign Star

a "D" to the right (WD = War Department) and "402" below

on a silvered silver and black enameled base

In October 1942 he contracted typhus and had to be treated in the Lazarett (military hospital) Tegernsee (southern Bavaria) until July 1943

founded in October 19th

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 certificate_of_authenticity 1915 Turkish Campaign StarIn 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,