Ottoman Empire. An Order Of The Medjidjie, I Class, C.1870 Newly Listed A Spanish Cross with Swords

A Spanish Cross with Swords by Otto Schickle

This Battalion was later re-designated as the 11th Battalion

the obverse presents a black-enamelled swastika over white enamelled background

inside a ring of ribbing and oak leaves

Ottoman Empire. An Order Of The Medjidjie, I Class, C.1870 Newly Listed A Spanish Cross with Swords(Mecidiye Nian). Instituted in 1851. Civil Division. A silver seven point star with clusters of three faceted rays with a star and crescent moon between each cluster, the obverse medallion in Gold presents the Tughra of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid (2 July 1839 25 June 1861), surrounded by a red enamelled ring with four superimposed rectangles inscribed In the name of the God, the forgiver, the merciful surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed with