Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), Civil Division, Ii Class Star, C.1880 Hold the reverse bearing a central

the reverse bearing a central messenger pigeon flying over a fortress and city landscape

each row incorporating strands of steel blue threading in a repeating pattern

constructed of an olive-drab cotton-blended twill

topped by a Habsburg crown with dual tapering ribbons

British Columbia when he signed his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), Civil Division, Ii Class Star, C.1880 Hold the reverse bearing a central(Mecidiye Nian). Instituted in 1851. Multi piece construction, center appliqu in Gold with red enamels, mounted to a silver seven pointed star base, silver standard marked on the reverse the star and on the cartouche, measuring 75. 5 mm (w) x 75. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye) was instituted in 1851. It was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdlmecid,