The Ottoman order of Nichan Chefakat, cross and sash of the order, Ottoman Empire.
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Commander 1st Class. A red five pointed star is tipped with balls at the points between the arms are a silver brilliant-shaped star and a green wreath of laurel and in the center is the thugra on a gold medallion surrounded by a green riband with the inscriptions Insaniet, Mouavenet, Hamyet (Love, Help, Charity). The ribbon is white with a red green border. The original box is included, c. 9 x 8.5 cm.
Provenance
Countess Maude Anckarsvärd (1880–1949), nee Duryea, married to the Swedish envoy in Constantinople, Chamberlain Count Cosswa Anckarsvärd (1865-1953).
Literature
Měřička, Vaćlav, Orders and Decorations, Hamlyn, London, 1967, p. 80.
More information
The Order of Charity was instituted in 1295/1878. This order was reserved for women awarded as a token of the Sultan's esteem or for outstanding charitable work.