Military Wiki
Military Wiki
Imtiyaz Medal
Imtiyaz in goud voorzijdeImtiyaz in zilver met gesp
Gold medal and silver medal with 1333 (1915) clasp
Awarded by the Ottoman Flag Ottoman Empire
Clasps Crossed swords 1333 for World War I
Statistics
Established 1882
First awarded September 11, 1883
Precedence
Next (higher) Gold–No higher military decoration
Silver–Liyakat Medal (Gold)
Next (lower) Gold–Liyakat Medal (Gold)
Silver–Liyakat Medal (Silver)
Imtyaz ribbon

The Imtiyaz Medal / Imtiaz Medal (Turkish language: İmtiyaz Madalyası) or Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Turkish language: Nişan-ı İmtiyaz) was an Ottoman military decoration, instituted in 1882. It was presented in two classes, gold and silver. The gold medal was the highest Ottoman military decoration for gallantry. When awarded during World War I, the medal was worn with a clasp in the same type of metal as the medal. The clasp depicted crossed sabers, with the date 1333 (1915).[1]

References[]

  1. Tezer, Tim. "Ottoman Decorations". turkishmedals.net. http://www.turkishmedals.net/decorations.htm#Liyakat%20Medal. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Imtiyaz Medal and the edit history here.