Turkey Otttoman Order of Charity - 1878 and Order of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies - 1915

[demir]

I love these two orders and I would like to share them with you.

explanations are from: http://www.turkishmedals.net/

"The Order of Charity (Shefkat Nishani) -

Instituted in 1878 by "Sultan Abdulhamid II" in three classes, this order was reserved for females. It was given in recognition of charitable work, or as a token of the Sultan's esteem. The following excerpt from the NY Times of July 7, 1902 illustrates an example of the latter: "CONSTANTINOPLE, July 7- United States Minister Leishman, Mrs. Leishman, and their two daughters; Spencer Eddy, Secretary of the United States Legation, and A. A. Gargiulo, interpreter to the Legation, dined at the Yildiz Palace yesterday and were subsequently received in audience by the Sultan.... To Mrs. Leishman (the Sultan) gave the Grand Cordon of the Order of Nichan-I Chefakat, and to the Minister's daughters he presented the decorations of the same order." Badge: A five pointed star in gold, red enameled, with ball finials and a central medallion in gold bearing the tughra of Abdulhamid II. Around the central medallion is a green enameled band with the words "Humanity, Assistance, Patriotism". The badge is suspended from a small red enameled crescent and star. The second and third class badges, and the star of the first class, have faceted rays between the points of the star, and a wreath of laurels with berries in red and green across the rays. The third class is silver, gold and enamels, while the second class is set with jewels. The first class breast star, which is much larger than the other badges, is set with diamonds, and the berries on the laurel wreath are set with rubies rather than enameled. The first class badge does not have rays between the arm, and is worn on a sash in conjunction with the breast star. The second class badge is worn on a neck ribbon, and the third class on a bow ribbon, attached to the clothing with metal prongs on the back of the suspension device.

Some examples of the second and third class badges are known to be set with real diamonds, while others use glass pastes. These variants are jeweler copies, and are often found with European jewelers' marks, or unmarked. Likewise, badges are found in gold, silver gilt, or bronze gilt. There are also variants of the second or third class made by Coro, a well known maker of costume jewelry, which feature a red enameled center medallion with a white enameled surround, and no enamel on the star, as well as floral scrolls between the rays of the stars. While these may have been made as private purchase pieces, they may also have been merely decorative and should be regarded as jewelry, rather than orders.

Ribbon: White with green/red/green stripes toward the edges. "

Edited November 19, 2010 by demir

[demir]

Sevkat Nisani (Order of Charity) with jewels.

Edited November 19, 2010 by demir

[demir]

Sevkat Nisani (Order of Charity) with jewels.

[demir]

Order of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies - 1915 ( http://www.turkishmedals.net/)

Order of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies (Meclisi Mebusan Azalarina Mahsus Nishan) - This order was awarded in 1915 to members the Ottoman Parliament - the Chamber of Deputies. As such, it was more of a badge of rank than an order per-se, as it was not awarded after that time and did not have award criteria other than membership in the Chamber of Deputies.

Badge: A seven-pointed white enameled gold star, superimposed with a gold crescent and star in the center. There is an inscription on the gold crescent and star with the words "Ottoman Chamber of Deputies" and the dates 1332 (1914) on the left and 1335 (1917) on the right. There is only one class, consisting of a sash badge and breast star.

Ribbon: A sash of half red, half white.

[TerryG]

Nice ones Demir. My knowledge of Otoman awards is limited to the Canakale star so I have much to learn. I hope my new life in Istanbul will enable me to do that!

[demir]

ORDER OF SEVKAT

[avsaribar]

I want to add another picture of the "Parliamentary Order " - " Order Of the Chamber of the Deputies " from my collection with it's Sash Badge.

[avsaribar]

A few more pictures for your enjoy ...

Left to right ...

1 - Order Of the Chamber of the Deputies Set with Sash Badge in Orj.Box . (With Wrong Sash)

2 - Order of The Medjidie 2nd Class Set in Orj. Box.

3 - Order Of the Shevkat Grand Cross Badge in Orj.Box.

4 - Order Of the Osmanie Grand Cross Breast Star with Swords.

5 - Order Of the Osmanie 2 Different , 1 Ottoman and One British Made Breast Stars.

6 - Order Of the Medjidie Crimean Period Grand Cross Breast Star with Orj.Sash

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Edited November 21, 2010 by avsaribar

[avsaribar]

And a detailed picture of the Parliamentary Order with it's original Box .

As can be seen on the right side , Order Of Medjidie 2nd Class Set in Original Box.

All the Best ,

Avsar IBAR

Edited November 21, 2010 by avsaribar

[makedon]

Both Orders are of exceptional beauty and historical value!

It is very important to have members who like to share their knowledge and findings with the others.

Rare Orders like these are always nice to see, so that we other collctors will get to know some useful information.

I must express my deep admiration for the www. turkishmedals.net site, one of the best of its kind. Well done!