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Imtiyaz Medal (Imtiyaz Madalyasi)

RecipientAwarded to Brigadier Frost Pasha (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1838 - 1902)

Date1896

Object NameMedal

Mediumsilver

ClassificationsMedals

Dimensions4cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1937 by H M Frost.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS011652.6

Keywords

About MeThis is an Imtiyaz Medal made of silver, representing the homonym order established in 1882. The silver medal was the second highest Ottoman military decoration for gallantry. It has an attached ring that connects the medal onto an ornate suspender, which further catches the cotton ribbon. The ribbon measures 5.5 cm, is equally divided in green and red, and seems to have been reversed at some point during wearing, since it indicates the reverse as front and vice versa. The front as indicated by the ribbon (which is meant to be the reverse) presents an inscription in Ottoman Turkish that roughly translates as [Medal for Those That Have Shown Exceptional Loyalty and Bravery for the Ottoman Empire]. Below is a curved rectangular area engraved with the name "Frost". At the bottom is a date written in Ottoman Turkish translating as 1300 AH (1882 AD), and suggesting the year in which the medal was made. The reverse as indicated by the ribbon (which is meant to be the front) bears the Ottoman military Coat of Arms, with the inscription "Relying on Devine Guidance and Assistance, Abdülhamid Khan, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire”. The tughra of Sultan Abdülhamid II is at the top.