Order of the Virtues (Egypt)

Order of the Virtues Nishan al-Kamal
Awarded by Egypt
Type	Order
Awarded for	To women as an award for merit
Statistics
Established	1915 Reestablished under the Republic: 1953
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Merit
Next (lower)	Order of Labour
Ribbon bar of the Order

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]
3rd Class	2nd Class	1st Class	Supreme Class

Insignia

The ribbon is light grey with gold edges.

Notable recipients

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom : Supreme class (1948)
Diana, Princess of Wales : Supreme class (1981)
Queen Sofía of Spain : Supreme class (1997) ^[2]
Infanta Cristina of Spain : Supreme class (2000) ^[2]
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal : Supreme class (1974)
Queen Noor of Jordan : Supreme class (1989)
Princess Fawzia of Egypt : 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

References and sources

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

↑ Colecciones Militares (Antonio Prieto Barrio), Egypt decorations - p.1
1 2 Foro Dinastías, State visit of Egypt in Spain, Queen Sofia & Cristina

Orders of knighthood for women

Orders 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: Mother Cross Greece: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Order of Beneficence Japan: Order of the Precious Crown Lippe-Detmold: Ordine di Berta 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 Ladies and Virgins Cross of Merit for Ladies 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 South Korea: Order of the Lucky Phoenix Spain: Order of Queen Maria Luisa Turkey: Order of Charity Ukraine: Order of Princess Olga United Kingdom: Royal Family Order of King George IV Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Royal Family Order of King Edward VII Royal Family Order of King George V Royal Family Order of King George VI Order of the Crown of India Royal Red Cross Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II Württemberg: Order of Olga

Orders which included a class for women:	Anhalt: Order of Albert the Bear Baden: Order of Loyalty (Baden) Finland: Order of the White Rose of Finland Hesse: Order of the Star of Brabant Netherlands: Order of the House of Orange Saxon Duchies: Saxe-Ernestine House Order Thailand: Order of Chula Chom Klao Westphalia: Order of the Crown of Westphalia

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