TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR medal, AH1300 (1883), NP-1112v, Grand Medal of Distinction (Tarz-i jedid Buyuk Imtiyaz), unnamed, with loop and ring, a privately made contemporary example, EF to About Unc, R. The Imtiyaz Medal was an Ottoman military decoration, instituted in 1882. It was presented in two classes, gold and silver and awarded for extraordonary bravery and loyalty to the State.
Estimate: 225-275 USD