Baldwin & Sons
Auction 93 5 May 2015
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, World Medals, Turkey, Abdul Mejid I (1823-1839-1861), The Regeneration of the Ottoman Empire, Copper Tanzimat-i Khayriya Medal, Large Copper Medal, 1850 (1266-1267h), by L J Hart (Brussels), arms of the Ottoman Empire surmounted by tughra in rays of glory, legend below RÉGENERATION/DE L'EMPIRE D'OSMAN PAR ABDUL-MEDJID, rev fortress tower holding a mosque with two minarets and Turkish standard, surrounded by the sea and buffeted by stormy waves, legend above L'EMPIRE SUBSISTERA DIEU LE VEUX, 100.5mm (Nuri Pere 1104; Guioth II, 49). A handsome medal, a few handling marks and bruises, about extremely fine and rare.
The Tanzimat, an edict of reformation which covered the essential aspects of Ottoman administration and culture, was introduced to strengthen the state against the hostile forces gathered around its borders. It was one of the principal reasons why Britain, France and Sardinia felt able to back the Ottomans in their struggle with Russia in the Crimean War. Sold in a modern display frame of the Monnaie de Paris.
Estimate: £1800-2200
The Tanzimat, an edict of reformation which covered the essential aspects of Ottoman administration and culture, was introduced to strengthen the state against the hostile forces gathered around its borders. It was one of the principal reasons why Britain, France and Sardinia felt able to back the Ottomans in their struggle with Russia in the Crimean War. Sold in a modern display frame of the Monnaie de Paris.
Estimate: £1800-2200