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TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AE medal (201.75g), 1854, Dogan-6539, Collignon-1658, 72mm, commemorating the victory of the Triple Alliance of France, Britain and the Ottoman Empire against Russia in the Crimean War, by Hart, cloaked bust of the sultan facing slightly to left, wearing plumed fez, ABDUL-MEDJID-KHAN EMPEREUR DES OTTOMANS, surrounded by raised margin with eight shields & eight plaques inscribed with the names of the commanders of the Alliance // Victory seated left, holding wreath and resting left arm on French shield on top of two books, inscribing on pyramid VICTOIRE NAPOLÉON 1854 / LA MER NOIRE ET LE DANUBE SERONT LIBRES, with an olive branch at her feet, a wreath & palm frond behind, and a serpent crushed underneath, mosque and minaret in background to left, LA FRANCE ET L 'ANGLETERRE UNIES POUR LA DÉFENSE DU DROIT / DIEU LE VEUT, luscious surfaces with glossy brown patina, small dimple at obverse center, Unc.

Estimate: 800-1,000 USD