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Medjidie
Medjidie Me*dji"di*e, Medjidieh Me*dji"di*eh, n. [Turk.
maj[=i]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[=i]d glorious); -- so
called after the sultan Abdul Mejid, lit., ``servant of the
Glorious One,' i.e., of God.]
1.
(a) A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but
since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents).
(b) A gold coin of Turkey equal to one hundred piastres
($4.396 or 18s. 3/4d.); a lira, or Turkish pound.
2. A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by
Abdul-Mejid, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by
seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on
foreigners.
Meaning of Medjidie from wikipedia
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Order of the
Medjidie (Ottoman Turkish: نشانِ مجیدیه,
August 29, 1852 – 1922) was a
military and
civilian order of the
Ottoman Empire. The
order was instituted...
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Mecidiye or
Médjidié may
refer to: Mecidiye,
Bozkurt Mecidiye,
Ezine Mecidiye,
Erzincan Mecidiye, Karacabey, a
village Mecidiye, Keşan, a
village Mecidiye...
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Hamid II, the
Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire at the time, who gave him the
Medjidie Medal of
fourth degree "for his
excellent efforts in
promoting this industry...
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Commonwealth armed forces. Doughty-Wylie had been
awarded the
Order of the
Medjidie from the very
Ottoman Government he
later fought against. He was generally...
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Elton also
received the
French Legion d'Honneur and the
Turkish Order of
Medjidie. "No. 21971". The
London Gazette. 24
February 1857. p. 660. Brevet-Major...
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Crescent Grand Master of the
Order of
Glory Grand Master of the
Order of the
Medjidie Grand Master of the
Order of
Osmanieh Foreign honours Austria-Hungary:...
- Ludwig, with
Golden Crown, 27
September 1847 Ottoman Empire:
Order of the
Medjidie, 1st class, 1
February 1860
Order of Osmanieh, 1st class, 25 May 1871 Duchy...
- / wars
Crimean War
Awards Victoria Cross Légion d'Honneur
Order of the
Medjidie Baltic Medal Crimea Medal with
clasps for
Sebastopol and
Azoff Turkish...
- Anglo-Ashanti War
Awards Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath
Order of the
Medjidie (Ottoman Empire)
Medal of
Military Valor (Sardinia)...
- Name
Decorator Reason Metal Date
Medjidie Order, 5th
class Abdul Hamid II
Distinguished service as a
staff captain in
Damascus Silver 25
December 1906...
