Gold Medal (of the wearable type), 29,8 mm., GOLD, the obverse with the Imperial Ottoman Coat-of-Arms, and the Tughra of Sultan Abdülhamid II within beams, the whole surrounded by the inscription in Arabic calligraphy: “Meeting of Sultan Abdülhamid II with the Emperor of Germany Wilhelm II in Constantinople, on the 7th Rebiyülevvel of the Year 1307” (November 2nd, 1889) and an engraved date and inscription below, the reverse, with the Imperial German Eagle surrounded by German text on two concentric lines: “Zur ERINNERUNG AN DEN BESUCH SEINER MAJESTÄT DES DEUTSCHEN KAISERS WILHELM II. BEi SEINER MAJESTÄT DEM KAiSER DER OSMANEN ABDUL-HAMID KHAN II. IN CONSTANTINOPEL 2. NOVEMBER 1889”, with round suspension loop, and smooth ribbon ring, with original, silk ribbon.
An extremely rare medal, awarded from 1892, divided into 4 classes (whose first one, was a non wearable medallion in gold, struck in 4 pieces only), the hereby offered piece is one of the 100 struck pieces only, awarded to the highest dignitaries, both civil and military, present to the event, excellent condition. I RR!
Dia.: 29,8 mm.