Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 United Republic of 1801 Danish Defence of Copenhagen

1801 Danish Defence of Copenhagen Medal  - Silver

Measuring 208 mm (w) x 275 mm (h)

exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Braca Knaus

measuring 130 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)

paint chipping on the arms

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 United Republic of 1801 Danish Defence of Copenhagen(Hamidiye Hicaz Demiryolu Madalyasi). Instituted in 1900. In nickel, measuring 30 mm in diameter, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon suspended from a hanger with dual prong pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Hejaz Railway Medal was instituted in 1900 and struck to commemorate the opening of the new railway between Damascus and Mecca. Sultan Abdulhamid ordered the railway built, in order to have control over the Arabian Peninsula