Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 GTRexclude 405 mm in length

405 mm in length

(81456 Pte

Minor chipping to the white enamels is evident

Army breast eagle with a piece of tunic

Personal Selection Record

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 GTRexclude 405 mm in length(Hamidiye Hicaz Demiryolu Madalyasi). Instituted in 1900. In nickel, measuring 30 mm in diameter, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon suspended from a hanger with dual prong pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Hejaz Railway Medal was instituted in 1900 and struck to commemorate the opening of the new railway between Damascus and Mecca. Sultan Abdulhamid ordered the railway built, in order to have control over the Arabian Peninsula