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OTTOMAN TURKEY TURKISH HEJAZ RAILWAY MEDAL
OTTOMAN TURKEY TURKISH HEJAZ RAILWAY MEDAL

OTTOMAN TURKEY TURKISH HEJAZ RAILWAY MEDAL

$ 132

Availability: 79 in stock
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  • Original/Reproduction: Original
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    Description

    ZIN TRIAL PRESS
    Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909), opening of the Hejaz Railway AH1318 (1900 AD), cupro-nickel medal, toughra and locomotive in wreath, rev. Arabic inscription, 30mm. (Moyaux 568A; cf. Swan 332), pierced at 12 o'clock, extremely fine, scarce Sultan Abdul Hamid II announced the building of a railway to the holy cities of Medina and Mecca in 1900. It was to be financed from donations, and operated entirely by Ottoman subjects. Donors were rewarded with a medal, struck in a variety of metals: the wearable versions being either 68mm or 30mm. However, Arab rebels prevented the construction crews from reaching Mecca. Continued opposition during World War I resulted in the line terminating at Medina.
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