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Lot 753 - Auction 33

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, ...
TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, ...
TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR medal (5.04g), AH1308, NP-1115, 25mm, Medal of Merit (Liyakat Madalyasi), circular silver medal, ... Read more
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85,00 USD (79,34 €)

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TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR medal (5.04g), AH1308, NP-1115, 25mm, Medal of Merit (Liyakat Madalyasi), circular silver medal, pierced for ribbon suspension, and with ornate silver suspension bar; elaborate trophy of arms, the Sultan's radiant tughra above // inscribed in Arabic characters 'Medal of Merit especially for Those Who Have Shown Loyalty and Bravery' and dated in Arabic numerals AH1308, pierced for ribbon attachment, EF. The medal was instituted in 1890 and became the standard Ottoman military decoration. It could also be awarded to civilians for merit and from 1905 to women for charitable and meritorious acts.
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