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Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of the Ottoman Empire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of the Ottoman Empire" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the red central portion is a raised gold crescent, and a calligraphic inscription reading "Relying on the Assistance of Almighty God, Abdulaziz Khan, Sovereign of the Ottoman Empire". The reverse center medallion is silver, bearing a trophy of arms and the year AH. 699, the year of the creation of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası) was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was commonly known in English as the Gallipoli Star and in German as the Eiserner Halbmond (Iron Crescent, in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle.
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Hanging beneath the lower flourish are the medals of five Ottoman military decorations. In the main image, from left to right they are: the Order of Charity, the Order of the Medjidie, the Order of the Crescent, the Order of Osmanieh, and the Order of Distinction. Other than the number of medals, the arrangement and type of medals featured were ...
Military awards and decorations of ancient Rome (2 C, 21 P) Orders, decorations, ... Orders, decorations, and medals of the Ottoman Empire (5 C, 8 P) P. Orders, ...
Category: Recipients of military awards and decorations of the Ottoman Empire. 3 languages.