Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medjidie Badge, I Class Sash Badge, c 1900 Republic of overlaid by a red enameled

overlaid by a red enameled five-pointed star

mounted to a reddish-brown shell disk

highlighted by such famous follies as the Light Cavalry Brigade's gallant but futile charge at Balaclava

accompanied by its miniature in cupro-nickel

which could take up to an hour

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medjidie Badge, I Class Sash Badge, c 1900 Republic of overlaid by a red enameledInstituted in 1851. In silver with Gold center, star has seven triple quills with small crescents and stars between each quill, obverse shows Sultan Abdul Mejids royal cipher surrounded by an inscription, striped sash is modern, inclusive of crescent moon suspension 90 mm (h) x 63. 5 mm (w), near mint condition. Footnote: The Order of the Medjidie was a military and knightly order of the Ottoman Empire instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdlmecid I. It was