Order of the Virtues (Egypt)

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Order of the Virtues Nishan al-Kamal
Third class of the Order of the Virtues
Type	Order
Awarded for	To women as an award for merit
Presented by	Egypt
Established	1915 Reestablished under the Republic: 1953

Ribbon bar of the Order

Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Merit
Next (lower)	Order of Labour

The Order of the Virtues (or Nishan al-Kamal) is a female Egyptian order of knighthood, as an award for merit.

History

The Order was founded in 1915 and reestablished under the Republic in 1953.

Classes

The order is composed of the following classes of merit:

Supreme Class
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class

Ribbon bars^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}
3rd Class	2nd Class	1st Class	Supreme Class

Insignia

The ribbon is light grey with gold edges.

Notable recipients

Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium: Supreme class.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom: Supreme class (1948)
Siti Hartinah, First Lady of Indonesia: Supreme class (1977)
Diana, Princess of Wales: Supreme class (1981)
Queen Sofía of Spain: Supreme class (1997)
Infanta Cristina of Spain: Supreme class (2000)
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal: Supreme class (1974)
Queen Noor of Jordan: Supreme class (1989)
Queen Fawzia of Iran: Supreme class (1939)
Queen Nazli of Egypt: Supreme class (1917)
Queen Farida of Egypt: Supreme class (1938)
Queen Narriman of Egypt: Supreme class (1951)
Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran: Supreme class (1939)
Princess Faiza of Egypt: Supreme class
Princess Faika of Egypt: Supreme class
Princess Fathia of Egypt: Supreme class
Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan: Supreme class
Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt: Supreme class
Huda Sha'arawi: Supreme Class^[2]
Princess Mariam of Brunei: Supreme class (1984)

References and sources

World Medals Index, Republic of Egypt: The Order of the Virtues

^ Colecciones Militares (Antonio Prieto Barrio), Egypt decorations - p.1
^ Harem Years by Huda Shaarawi

Orders of chivalry for women

Exclusively
for women:

Austria: Order of the Starry Cross
Order of Love of the Neighbour
Order of Elizabeth
Bavaria: Order of Theresa
Order of Saint Elizabeth
Order of Saint Anna
Burgundy: Order of the Dames of Rougemont
Brunswick: Cross of Merit for ladies
Bulgaria: Order of Charity
Cambodia: Order of Satrei Vathana
Denmark: Ordre de Parfaite Amitié
Kingdom of Egypt: Order of the Virtues
Ethiopia: Order of the Queen of Sheba
Germany - Holy Roman Empire: Order of the Slaves of the Virtue
Third Reich: Cross of Honour of the German Mother
Greece: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia
Order of Beneficence
Japan: Order of the Precious Crown
Lippe-Detmold: Ordine di Berta
Korea: Order of the Auspicious Phoenix
Mantua: Order of the Dames of Maria Elisa
Mexico: Order of Saint Charles
Persia: Order of Aftab
Order of the Pleiades
Philippines: Order of Gabriela Silang
Portugal: Order of Saint Isabel
Prussia: Order of Louise
Cross of Merit for Women and Girls
Ladies Merit Cross
Romania: Commemorative Cross for Ladies
Order for Merits
Russia: Order of Saint Catherine
Order of the Red Cross for Ladies and Misses
Holy See: Golden Rose (from 1759)
Saxony: Order of Sidonia
Ordine of Anna Maria
Saxe-Merseburg: Order of the Skull
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Order of the Dames
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt & Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: Medal of Honour of Anna Luisa
Serbia: Medal of Princess Nathalie
Medal of Queen Nathalie
Spain: Order of Queen Maria Luisa
Turkey: Order of Charity
Ukraine: Order of Princess Olga
United Kingdom: Royal Family Order of George IV
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Royal Family Order of Edward VII
Royal Family Order of George V
Royal Family Order of George VI
Order of the Crown of India
Royal Red Cross
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
Royal Family Order of Charles III
Württemberg: Order of Olga