Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Auction with minimal loss of gilt

with minimal loss of gilt on swords

to be utilized in guarding the prisoners of war within the borders of the Greater German Reich

measuring 35 mm (w) x 15

the button illustrating a skull on the obverse

the obverse centre bears a gilt lion passant (the emblem of the South African Navy) on a navy blue enamel

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Auction with minimal loss of giltIn 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,