Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Liyakat Medal, C.1900 Hold distributed by Crown Publishers

distributed by Crown Publishers

Iron Cross 19392nd Class

Secured together with two non-magnetic metal rivets

containing 54 pages printed in brown and black inks on an off-white paper stock

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Liyakat Medal, C.1900 Hold distributed by Crown Publishers(Liyakat Madalyasi). Instituted in 1890. Type III. In silver, measuring 25. 3 in diameter, edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Liakat Medal, translated as "Medal of Merit," was a decoration of the Ottoman Empire established in 1890 and awarded for meritorious military or civilian service, in two grades: Gold and Silver. The medal was a common military decoration of the late Ottoman Empire, through the end of the