Turkey Karadag Medal

[gro]

How rare is that one?

[Claudius]

Hallo gro;

From a source I accessed I was able to identify the medal and found this:

"Montenegro, 1863 medal.

As the Empire continued to struggle with rebellious local land barons and revolts of Christian subjects in the Balkans, Prince Danilo of Montenegro pushed for independence, and tried to expand the borders of his territory. Still a vassal state of the Empire, Montenegro was invaded by Turkish forces on a number of occasions, until Prince Danilo accepted a settlement granting Montenegro autonomy, but denying it the territorial gains he sought. After Danilo's assassination, his successor Nicholas Petrovic incited rebel groups in Herzegovina, who seized some villages near the Montenegrin border and massacred Muslims living there. The result was a punitive expedition by Turkish forces led by Omer Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Western powers intervened to force a settlement, maintaining Montenegrin borders as they were drawn before the conflict began.

The silver medal bears a crescent on the obverse, above which is the inscription "Relying on the Assistance of Almighty God, Abdulaziz Khan, Sovereign of the Ottoman Empire." (Note that the obverse of the medal is essentially the same as the center medallion of the Osmanie Order, which was created at approximately the same time.) The reverse of the medal shows the mountainous terrain of Montenegro, with a cannon in the foreground and a Turkish flag flying overhead. Below this image is a banner with the word "Karadag", or Montenegro, and the date 1279 (1863). The original ribbon color is believed to have been red with green borders, although it is possible that the Osmanie Order ribbon of green with red borders may have been used.

The total number of these medals struck by the Ottoman Mint was about 30,000. "

As for rarity...yes it's rare.

[Josef Rietveld]

@gro

gr??e aus wien

can we see the other side aswell?

josef

[Zaim Qyteza]

@gro

gr??e aus wien

can we see the other side aswell?

josef

Hi Josef,

Here is my Karadag War Medal.

Best,

Artan

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice. These Ottoman campaign medals are mostly quite rare. It is also interesting to note that the cannon/mountains business is the reverse. Most Westerners would probably want it to be the obverse?

[Josef Rietveld]

Hi Josef,

Here is my Karadag War Medal.

Best,

Artan

Hi Artan, wellcome on board and thanks for showing. Your Karadgag medal is in quite good condition. i habe seen many polished or worn to death

reagrds

josef

[Chris Boonzaier]

Nice. These Ottoman campaign medals are mostly quite rare. It is also interesting to note that the cannon/mountains business is the reverse. Most Westerners would probably want it to be the obverse?

Quite normal dont you think? Same way all the reverses of the British medals are nicer than the royal faces.

[Claudius]

Nice. These Ottoman campaign medals are mostly quite rare. It is also interesting to note that the cannon/mountains business is the reverse. Most Westerners would probably want it to be the obverse?

That's why most collectors display the reverses of certain medals. :lol:

[Zaim Qyteza]

That's why most collectors display the reverses of certain medals.

Hi all.

This is the photo of Nik Leka, the albanian chief of tribe of Kelmendi. He fought in Turkish-Montenegro War with the men of his tribe for the turks. You can see the Karadag Medal in his breast.

Best,

Artan