Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), V Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive and helped raise his son

and helped raise his son

he was discharged three and a half months later

following Holwede’s demotion and imprisonment

he was diagnosed with a "soft chancre" (chancroid = a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order Of Medjidie (Mecidiye), V Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive and helped raise his son(Mecidiye Nian). Instituted in 1851. Centre appliqu along with star and moon suspension in Gold with red enamels, mounted to a silver seven pointed star base, silver standard marked on the reverse, measuring 55. 3 mm (w) x 69. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its star and crescent moon suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, replacement ribbon, a beautiful example with gold finishings, better than extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Medjidie