Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ottoman Empire, Tahlisiye Medal for Saving Life, silver, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension, good very fine £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Life Saving Awards formed by Dr Paul Démogé.

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The Tahlisiye Medal was instituted in 1859 and was awarded to those who had saved other people’s lives from drowning, fires, earthquakes, or landslides whilst risking one’s own life.