OTTOMAN EMPIRE - TURKEY: Silver Liyakat Medal
(or Liakat Medal) for Military Merit, Loyalty and
Bravery.
On high quality unusual suspender, with matching
attaching pin.
Reverse: Inscription in the old Turkish Alphabet
(Arabic characters):
"Medal for Merit for Those Who Have Shown
Loyalty and Bravery".
This is a pre WW1 example.
The medal was instituted in 1890 (AH1308) and
since 1905 it was also awarded to women.
FULL SIZE
1890 - pre WW1 1914 - 1918
Item 100% original - ribbon original
Condition as on the photos
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