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

He suffered gunshot wounds to the right ankle and left leg in the field in the French theatre on March 8

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

as dog meat was considered a Chinese delicacy

measuring 37 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

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