Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Medjidie, III. Class Commander Neck Badge, c.1900 Auction Archive presumably of Peter Wöcker at

presumably of Peter Wöcker at the rank of Private First Class (Grefreiter)

5 cm (l) x 16 cm (h)

Footnote: Wilfrid Bain Groff was born on May 18

Army Visor Insignia (die-stamped aluminum with red and black paint

bearing a central medallion with the cypher “F

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Medjidie, III. Class Commander Neck Badge, c.1900 Auction Archive presumably of Peter Wöcker at(Mecidi Nisani). Instituted late 1851. (c. 1900 issue). Of multi piece construction, crafted out of silver and consisting of a seven pointed multi rayed star, each of the arms with multiple faceted rays, and with a crescent moon and star in between each arm, the obverse with a gilded silver centerpiece showing the Sultan Abdul Meijids royal cypher surrounded by a Turkish inscription within burgundy enamels, the reverse plain, with two unknown arabic