TerryG

Closer.

A new arrival. I would value some help in working out what the various awards are..Thanks.

I just noticed that the scan is too light. I have tried to adjust the photo but....

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Unfortunately, these are reproductions but still interesting I think....

last one from me

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Here you go...

Very nice indeed!

Thanks Demir.

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Another photo of a TWM and an EK2 but not on the same guy...

According to the same reference book, this is the medal of Hirfet Sanat Ticaret, a commemorative medal struck following the first international exhibition which opened in Istanbul on 27th Feb 1863. Looks like the building on the medal was built specially for this event and was demolished after the event.

According to Metin Erureten's book, the one with a train was "stuck when the Damascus-Mecca railroad reached the town of Maan in 1904". The other one also features in the same book (page 151) although there seems to be little information other than "medal of Ayasofia tamir (restoration)". So maybe to commemorate the restoration of the Ayasofia mosk which is still a major touristic attraction in Istanbul, near the Topkapi Palace.

Thanks for the comments. I like these....only problem is the rising costs!

and the backsides!

Got them out for a dusting today

What do you think? A suspention ring as well as a pin on the back? Cheap rubbish or the basis for the Turkish painted version? http://cgi.ebay.de/Osmanisches-Reich-Eiser...%3A1|240%3A1318

Thanks Rick but the bending occured during shipping. The star left one country intact and reached me with a bent arm. These are certainly not soft, far from it! How this occured, I have no idea but there is no way I could or would bend it back. We have all seen stars with bits of enamel missing, result I guess of a knock or a slight bend. In this case, the bending is extreme but the enamel is still intact. This is what prompted my friend to raise doubts about the age of the star .....

Thanks Robin. The thing that amazes me is the fact that despite this very severe bending of one arm, the enamel has not cracked. I did not expect this at all.

Thanks Chris. No it was a shipping problem very recently

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Is it something I said or is it my after-shave? No response? Anyway, I dug out my other Stars to answer a question on another thread and noticed that I have 2 more stars which appear much flatter than others like BB and AWS..., i.e. a one piece construction without an "added" crescent. Here they are: one is enameled (described as "strawberry") and the other is the painted version. So have I answered my own question, this is an accepted construction?

another one. Across 5.72cm, height 5.43