Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
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Mar 16, 2023
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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[ABDULMEJID I]: (1823-1861) Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1839-61. Document issued in the name of Abdulmejid I, with the large gold printed tughra of the Sultan at the head, one page, large folio, Constantinople, 2nd August 1855, in Ottoman Turkish. The document is accompanied by a contemporary partially printed French translation explaining that the document awards M. Artignes, a Physician Major with the French Army of the Crimea, the Imperial Order of the Medjidie, Fourth Class, in recognition of having demonstrated merit and zeal, as well as righteousness and skill, in the actions for which he was responsible. The translation bears the official circular stamp of the French Ambassador to Constantinople at the foot. Some light overall foxing and minor age wear to both documents, G, 2
