The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Turkish Liyakat Medal (Medal of Merit), first instituted in 1890. A small circular silver medal suspended from ornate silver filigree wiring in five petal-like segments. Obverse bears the Ottoman trophy of arms with the Sultan's cipher above it. Reverse bears the inscription 'Medal of Merit Specially for Those Who Have Shown Loyalty and Bravery' and the date AH1308 (1890 AD), the date of the founding of the medal. The ribbon suspended from a silver buckle shaped clasp, is red with thin green stripes towards the outer edge. Attached to the ribbon is a filigree bar in three segments with a ring attached to the lower segment, possibly for the attachment of a second Liyakat Medal.
Owner unknown. Instiuted in 1890, the Liyakat Medal became the basic military decoration of the Ottoman Empire until the end of the First World War. It was issued in gold or silver. Awards made during this war only bore a ribbon clasp of crossed sabres with the year 1333 (1915) in the same metal as the medal.
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Silver War Merit Medal with swords on the suspender. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Carl Eduard facing right with the inscription 'CARL EDUARD HERZOGV SACHSEN COBURG U GOTHA
Turkish War Medal (1915), in the form of a slightly convex, silver plated brass, five-pointed star with flattened ball finials. The star is enamelled red and has textured silver edges. In the centre i
Five pointed star with ball finials and raised edges in nickel plated brass. The centre is enamelled red and bears a superimposed nickel plated brass crescent enclosing the toughra of the Sultan Mehme
Five pointed star with ball finials and raised edges in white metal. The centre is painted red and bears a superimposed white metal crescent enclosing the toughra of the Sultan Mehmet V and the Islami
Turkish 1915 War Medal. Unnamed as issued. A five pointed star, point uppermost, with ball finials. Obverse: Enamelled red within the star. In the centre is an upturned crescent enclosing the toughra
National Liberation Front pentagonal medal painted silver. The medal is overlaid with a gold disc showing cogged wheel below the flag of North Vietnam in red and blue enamel. This is surrounded by two
