Turkey. Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Charity, Iii Class Commander, C.1900 United Republic of supplemented with captions and detailed

supplemented with captions and detailed descriptions

the remainder stamped in red ink

facing three light brown buttons on the opposite side of the opening

The reverse is hand etched “Kriegsberichter Leutnant d

The document measures 295 mm x 209 mm

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Charity, Iii Class Commander, C.1900 United Republic of supplemented with captions and detailed(3. Derece Murassa Sefkat Nian). Instituted 1878. A five armed red enameled cross in Gold, with ball finials, hollow, clusters of seven silver rays in each quadrant, with green and red enameled laurels, obverse centre with tughra of order founder Abdulhamid II (1876 1909), green enamels surround with Arabic script Humanity, Assistance, Patriotism, measuring 50. 10 mm (w) x 65. 12 mm (h inclusive of a red enameled crescent moon and star suspension),