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8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890

8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890

8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890
Original Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit (Liyakat Madalyasi) - WW1, GOOD CONDITION ON NEW RIBBON, A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE, MOST LIKELY A WW1 VERSION, RARE AWARD - HARD TO FIND. Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit (Liyakat Madalyasi) - Circular silver medal with loop for ribbon suspension; the face with an elaborate trophy of arms, the Sultans radiant tughra above; the reverse inscribed in Arabic characters Medal of Merit especially for Those Who Have Shown Loyalty and Bravery and dated in Arabic numerals (AH1308 = AD1890). 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. The medal is not often found.

The item "8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890" is in sale since Tuesday, November 5, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons".anderson" and is located in Abbots Langley. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey
  • Country/ Organization: Ottoman Empire
  • Type: Medals & Ribbons
  • Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
  • Era: 1914-1945


8361 Ottoman Empire Medal of Merit WW1 Turkish Liyakat Madalyasi award 1890