Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity the reverse stamped with the

the reverse stamped with the photographer’s stamps and marked with the name of the individual in the photograph (possibly “Danielsen”)

measuring 218 mm x 45 mm

enthusiastic in all he undertakes)

was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity the reverse stamped with the(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