Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Medjidjie, IV Class in Gold, c.1880 Province of China A II Class neck badge

A II Class neck badge in silver gilt

7 cm x 19 cm

seams stitched in off-white threading

with date marks denoting 1908

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Medjidjie, IV Class in Gold, c.1880 Province of China A II Class neck badge(Mecidi Nisani). Instituted late 1851. In silver with red enamels, a silver seven pointed star, each of the arms with three faceted rays, with a crescent moon and star in between each arm; the observe centerpiece in 18K Gold shows the Sultan Abdul Mejids royal cypher surrounded by an inscription, the reverse presents a nickel silver backplate, inclusive of gilt and enamel crescent suspension connected by wire (the original integral suspension has