History

The Order of Sultan Hussain of Kathiri was to be a Family or Household Order in five degrees with civil and military divisions. The badge was to consist of a five-pointed star bearing the state arms upon crossed sabres and surrounded by a crescent moon The crescent was to bear the inscription ""Sultan Hussain bin Ali Al Kathiri.""

The badge was to be suspended from an owl or falcon, the Sultan preferring the latter. The ribbon was to be green with narrow dark red or lilac edges. It would appear that this initial design was taken from a Viennese society or fraternity badge from the early part of the twentieth century. The Sultan, along with the Qu’aiti and Wahidi Sultans, were visiting the United Nations in Geneva in 1967, with a view to setting up a loose independent federation of the states of the Eastern Protectorates, as opposed to merging with the troubled Federation of South Arabia.

However, the badge was given the go-ahead, created by contacts in Austria and re-designed as per this example. This badge was used because of its obvious Arabic style and upon approval, the badge’s design would have been amended to remove the frivolous wine glass and jester’s head and the text would have been amended to read ""SULTAN HUSSAIN BIN ALI AL KATHIRI"".

The correct ribbon for the particular badge is unknown.

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