Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medijidie, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A ten-pointed cross with five

A ten-pointed cross with five branches in blue enamel

one side depicts a traditional hunting scenes with a dog

It is signed in blue ink by the Commanding General of the 2nd Air Corps

two-headed eagle and crown insignia in die-stamped silver bronze with the gilt cypher of Peter II affixed to the eagle's chest

Dark patina on obverse

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medijidie, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A ten-pointed cross with five(Mecidi Nisani). Instituted late 1851. Civil Division. In silver, a seven point star with clusters of five faceted rays, a crescent moon and star separating each cluster, the center medallion in Gold features the Sultan Abdul Meijids royal cypher surrounded by a Turkish inscription within burgundy enamels, each surrounded inscription on an individual Gold and red enamelled banner, the reverse plain, suspended from a swivel red enamelled crescent moon