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Definition of Medjidie

Medjidie
Medjidie Me*dji"di*e, Medjidieh Me*dji"di*eh, n. [Turk. maj[=i]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[=i]d glorious); -- so called after the sultan Abdul Mejid, lit., ``servant of the Glorious One,' i.e., of God.] 1. (a) A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents). (b) A gold coin of Turkey equal to one hundred piastres ($4.396 or 18s. 3/4d.); a lira, or Turkish pound. 2. A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by Abdul-Mejid, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on foreigners.

Meaning of Medjidie from wikipedia

- Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Turkish: نشانِ مجیدیه, August 29, 1852 – 1922) is a military and civilian order of the Ottoman Empire. The Order was instituted...
- Mecidiye or Médjidié may refer to: Mecidiye, Bozkurt Mecidiye, Ezine Mecidiye, Erzincan Mecidiye, Karacabey, a village Mecidiye, Keşan, a village Mecidiye...
- Hamid II, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire at the time, who gave him the Medjidie Medal of fourth degree "for his excellent efforts in promoting this industry...
- Kingdom) Order of the Osmanieh, Fourth class (Ottoman Empire) Order of the Medjidie, Fourth class (Ottoman Empire) Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France)...
- Commonwealth armed forces. Doughty-Wylie had been awarded the Order of the Medjidie from the very Ottoman Government he later fought against. He was generally...
- Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 27 September 1847  Ottoman Empire: Order of the Medjidie, 1st class, 1 February 1860 Order of Osmanieh, 1st class, 25 May 1871  Duchy...
- Crescent Grand Master of the Order of Glory Grand Master of the Order of the Medjidie Grand Master of the Order of Osmanieh Foreign honours Grand Cross of St...
- Name Decorator Reason Metal Date Medjidie Order, 5th class Abdul Hamid II Distinguished service as a staff captain in Damascus Silver 25 December 1906...
- especially towards the end of his life." 1851: Founder of the Order of the Medjidie; 1856: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword; 5 November 1856: Stranger Knight...
- of the Sword, 1st class, 26 August 1861  Ottoman Empire: Order of the Medjidie, 1st class, 1855 Order of Osmanieh, 1st class, in Diamonds, 1862  Baden:...