Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Osmania, III Class Commander, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac gilded hardware shows well

gilded hardware shows well

with loss of silver finish throughout

He went into detail

After seven months with Haslar

Charles University and SVST in Bratislava

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Osmania, III Class Commander, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac gilded hardware shows wellInstituted January 4, 1862. Civil Division. In silvered bronze, a hollow green enamelled seven point star with ball finials and three small silver faceted rays in each quadrant, the obverse medallion with a red enamelled field with a central Arabic inscription (ABDULAZIZ HAN EL MUSTENID BITTEVFIKAT EL RABBANIYE MELIK UL DEVLETUL OSAMIYE) with a crescent moon along the bottom, the reverse medallion bears two drums with flags and the inscription SENE