Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medijidie, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1880 Archive and photocopied Hilfsgemeinschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit

and photocopied Hilfsgemeinschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit der Angehörigen der ehemaligen Waffen-SS (Mutual Aid Association of Former Waffen-SS Members/HIAG) paperwork from the estate of Waffen-SS veteran Siegfried Wojtaszek

-Stiftung cloth insignia

measuring 85 mm (w) x 60 mm (h)

82 mm x 200 mm

incorporating a large L-shaped frog stud on the reverse that is stamped with an insignia above "WO"

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of the Medijidie, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1880 Archive and photocopied Hilfsgemeinschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit(Mecidi Nisani). Instituted late 1851. Civil Division. In silver, a seven point star with clusters of five faceted rays, a crescent moon and star separating each cluster, the center medallion in Gold features the Sultan Abdul Meijids royal cypher surrounded by a Turkish inscription within burgundy enamels, each surrounded inscription on an individual Gold and red enamelled banner, the reverse plain, suspended from a swivel red enamelled crescent moon