Order of the Medjidie explained

Order of the Medjidie
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Ottoman Sultan
Country:Ottoman Empire
Type:Order
Eligibility:Civilians and military
Awarded For:Outstanding services to the state by foreign nationals
Status:No longer awarded
Established:1851
Firstawarded:1851
Lastawarded:1917

Order of the Medjidie (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: نشانِ مجیدیه, August 29, 1852 – 1922[1]) is a military and civilian order of the Ottoman Empire.[2] The Order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdulmejid I.[3]

History

Instituted in 1851, the Order was awarded in five classes, with the First Class being the highest. The Order was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdülmecid as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia and to British recipients for later service in Egypt and/or the Sudan. In Britain it was worn after any British gallantry and campaign medals awarded, but, as an Order, before foreign medals like the Turkish Crimean War medal. The Order was usually conferred on officers but a few enlisted soldiers and sailors also received it in a lower class. During World War I it was also awarded to a number of German, Austrian and Bulgarian officers.

The Order was often conferred on non-Turkish nationals.

Design of the Order

On the obverse of the star is Sultan Abdülmecid's royal cipher surrounded by an inscription on a gold-bordered circle of red enamel; all on a star of seven triple quills with small crescents and five-pointed stars between them, suspended from a red enameled crescent and star suspender with green enameled edges.

Rough translation of the front:To the left: (you have) crossed.To the right: (you are proven to be) correct.At the top: (you have provided) protection.At the bottom: Year 1268.In the centre: In the name of the God the forgiver, the merciful.

The order has 5 classes. First, second, third and fourth classes are gold. Fifth (lower) class is silver.

Owners of the order:

Some notable recipients

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.obarsiv.com/dokumantasyon/numismatik/osmanli_nisan_madalya.html Bir Onurlandırma Aracı olarak Osmanlı Nişan ve Madalyaları
  2. Medjidie . 18 . 69.
  3. The Americana, Vol.15, Ed. Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines, (1912);https://books.google.com/books?id=451PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT589
  4. Web site: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon. ÖBL 1815-1950, Bd. 13 (Lfg. 62, 2010), S. 424f.. 11 November 2017.
  5. Web site: II. Abdülhamid'in Fransız kimyagere yaptığı yardım ortaya çıktı. CNN Türk. 29 December 2016.

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