Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medjidie, IV Class Province of China with roses at either end

with roses at either end facing each other

It concludes with two Appendixes (Medals Granted by Special Act or Resolution of Congress

edged by dark green “dunkelgrün” Waffenfarbe piping

He was in #19 Operational Training Unit andhis Whitley aircraft #AL877 crashed 7 miles south west of Solwinnie

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medjidie, IV Class Province of China with roses at either endInstituted in 1851. In silver with gold center, star has seven triple quills with small crescents and stars between each quill, obverse shows Sultan Abdul Mejids royal cipher surrounded by an inscription, inclusive of crescent moon suspension 73. 2 mm (h) x 58. 3 mm (w), on original striped ribbon, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Order of the Medjidie was a military and knightly order of the Ottoman Empire instituted in 1851 by Sultan