Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Liyakat Medal, C.1900 Newly Listed was awarded the only Victoria

was awarded the only Victoria Cross (posthumously) for the Iraq campaign

small nicks to edges

44 mm (w) x 48

marked twice with a Crown and numbered "3" over "25" on the spine beside the ricasso markings

with only faint hairline cracks

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Liyakat Medal, C.1900 Newly Listed was awarded the only Victoria(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