The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . TUNIS. THE NICE AN. The historical data about this Order (Plate 95, No. 3) areimperfect. It is worn round the neck, and its degree seems tobe estimated by the number and value of the precious stoneswith which it is adorned. On the Beys visit to France in 1846, he distributed several,of the value averaging from 10,000 to 30,000 francs. TURKEY. ORDER OF THE CRESCENT. MEDAL WITH PORTRAIT OF MAHMUD* The Sultan Selitn III., under the impression that radicalreforms could alone save his tottering empire from utter ruin,re
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . TUNIS. THE NICE AN. The historical data about this Order (Plate 95, No. 3) areimperfect. It is worn round the neck, and its degree seems tobe estimated by the number and value of the precious stoneswith which it is adorned. On the Beys visit to France in 1846, he distributed several,of the value averaging from 10,000 to 30,000 francs. TURKEY. ORDER OF THE CRESCENT. MEDAL WITH PORTRAIT OF MAHMUD* The Sultan Selitn III., under the impression that radicalreforms could alone save his tottering empire from utter ruin,resolved to introduce into Turkey various useful customs and regu-lations prevailing in the civilized states of Europe, and amongstothers, the creation of decorations. He accordingly foundedin 1799, the Order of the Crescent; but, owing to nationalprejudices, he was obliged to confine its distribution toforeigners. Nelson was the first who received it, for his victoryof Abukir, and General Sebastiani, the next, for his defence ofConstantinople against the English fleet, in 180
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