Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 Auction Archive embossed Prussian coat-of-arms in the

embossed Prussian coat-of-arms in the lower left corner

John Ernest Stein suitably rewarded the family of Williamson Vestes and also presented gold medals to the crew members of the Buck Jones' rescue boat

254 mm x 305 mm) and his Air Medal Certificate (for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight from October 1967 to November 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam

fabricated from red wool with the lettering "C

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Hejaz Railway Medal, Iii Class, Reduced Version, C.1910 Auction Archive embossed Prussian coat-of-arms in the(Hamidiye Hicaz Demiryolu Madalyasi). Instituted in 1900. In nickel, measuring 30 mm in diameter, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon suspended from a hanger with dual prong pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Hejaz Railway Medal was instituted in 1900 and struck to commemorate the opening of the new railway between Damascus and Mecca. Sultan Abdulhamid ordered the railway built, in order to have control over the Arabian Peninsula