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Imperial Decree received with Decoration Silver Medal of Imtiaz
Imperial Decree received with Decoration Silver Medal of Imtiaz
Imperial Decree received with Decoration Silver Medal of Imtiaz

Imperial Decree received with Decoration Silver Medal of Imtiaz

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1838 - 1902)
Date1896
Object NameImperial Decree
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsMedals
Dimensions55 × 27cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1937 by H M Frost.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095164
About MeAn illuminated firman bearing the tughra of Sultan Abdülhamid II (r. 1876-1909). There are 7 lines to the page, written in diwani script in golden ink, surmounted by a tughra and ended with a signature and date in the same golden ink. The reverse also presents a text written in black ink in Ottoman Turkish. This Imperial Decree accompanied the Silver Imtiaz Medal in 1896.
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