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TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AE medal, 1854, Dogan-6539, Collignon-1658, 72mm large bronze medal 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, a wonderful chocolate-brown lustrous specimen! Specimen 64.

Estimate: 700-800 USD