Nişan-ı Âli İmtiyaz
Sultan Mehmed V wearing his Nişan-ı Âli İmtiyaz

The Order of High Privilege (Ottoman Turkish: Nişan-ı Âli İmtiyaz) was a badge of honour created in 1879 during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II to reward subjects and allies of the Ottoman Empire.

Description

The insignia of the Order bore the Sultan's Tughra on a badge decorated with gold and diamonds.[1] The badge was attached to a red-green moiré ribbon with a suspension device containing the Ottoman national emblem the Star and crescent.

Recipients

In 1885, it was awarded to King Christian IX of Denmark.[2]

References

  1. ^ Megan C. Robinson noemt de orde op www.medals.org.uk Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi: İ.DH. 957-75653, HR.TO.336–89
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Highest_Privilege_(Ottoman_Empire)
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