TUNIS. ORDER OF NICHAN IFTIKHAR, AHMAD II IBN ALI ISSUE, 1929-1942 Tunisia

Tunis. Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Ahmad II ibn Ali issue, 1929-1942

The Order, whose name means ‘The Order of Victory’, was instituted in 1837 by Ahmad I ibn Mustafa, Bey of Tunis and reformed in 1857 by his successor Muhammad II ibn al-HU.S.A.yn.

It was effectively the National Order of Tunis from its foundation until its suppression after independence in 1957.

This example is from the reign of Ahmad II ibn Ali, 1929 to 1942.