Numismatic Auction #18

TURKEY:SET of orders including; 1) Order of the Medjidie, star-shaped design with Sultan Abdul Mejid's royal tughra surrounded by an inscription on a gold-bordered circle of red enamel; all on a star of seven triple quills with small crescents and five-pointed stars between them, 2) Order of Osmanie, seven-pointed dark green enamel, silver and silver-gilt star with ball-tipped finials and with three short faceted silver rays between each arm, on crescent and five-pointed star suspension; the face with a circular central red enamel medallion bearing a raised silver crescent and inscribed in gilt Arabic letters ‘Relying on the Assistance of Almighty God, Abdul Aziz, Sovereign of the Ottoman Empire’ within a circular green enamel ring; the reverse with a circular central silver medallion bearing a trophy of arms with crossed standards and drums, an oval plaque above bearing the date ‘699’ (AD1299), the year of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire, 3) Uncertain European order, with pins and chain, miniature medals, set of 3 orders.