OTTOMAN EMPIRE 5th Class TURKISH MEDJIDIE ORDER OF MECIDIYE CRIMEAN WAR MEDAL

OTTOMAN EMPIRE 5th Class TURKISH MEDJIDIE ORDER OF MECIDIYE CRIMEAN WAR MEDAL SILVER SCARCE. Medal is in good solid condition with normal marks consistent with age, use and storage. The Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye) was instituted in 1851. It was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdülmecid, as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia.

In Britain, it was worn after any British gallantry and campaign medals awarded, but before the Turkish Crimean War medal. The Order was usually conferred on officers but a few enlisted soldiers also received it in a lower class. During the First World War, it was also awarded to a number of German, Austrian and Bulgarian officers. The Order was often conferred on non-Turkish nationals. It was awarded in five classes.

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