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in 1803. During Sultan II.Mahmud’s period, high-ranked
military officials’ and low-ranked soldiers’ badges was
consisting of crescent-star symbol, sun, crescent, marines’
badges was consisting of measuring instruments, dividers
and anchors, and some of the military documents has
had arm drawings on them consisting crescent-star symbol.
“The only example that symbolizes Ottoman Empire
with separately usage of Sultan’s signature, the star and
crescent, and coat of arm from one another in one theme,
is a charter from Sultan II.Mahmud period. This charter is
about 149.5 cm tall, and 52.5 cm wide, and it is written
with a style called “divani” 3 and in the days between 26th
of February and 6th of March in 1838.”
The common characteristics of these arms include frequent
usage of tools that shows the militarist side of the
State, and the usage of Sultan’s signature, the star and
crescent all together. Tanzimat Medal, designed by the
Belgian engraver in 1851, is closer to the standard arm.
Sultan’s signature on the top of the medal, 12-radiant
shield below that, two books placed on top of each other,
horn of plenitude, starboard, single and double-headed
halberd, European style sword, bayonet rifles, three cannon,
armor and scales on the left side are tools that have
not been used in previous arms, and these have brought
a new aspect to this medal. 12-radiant star between two
crescents stands in the middle of this charter.
is relatively bigger compared to other seals. While there is
a crown mostly used by western countries in the upper
part of a circle, lower part of the circle consists of a crescent,
a star of David, and Padishah’s signature. However,
the outside of the circle includes guns, drums, standards,
banners, halberds, arrows, bows, spears and horns. In
the medal of Vaka-i Mısriye issued in 1801, Sultan III.Selim’s
signature, and the star and crescent have been used.
There is a coat of arm located in the upper right part of
Sultan III.Selim’s portrait drawn by Konstantin Kapidagli
Sultan’s tughra stands in the middle of the coat-of-arm
used by Sultan Abdulmecid, and it is symmetrically surrounded
by militaristic symbols. Bosnian Medal printed as
both gold and silver in 1850, has Sultan’s tughra located
on one side, and the moon facing to the right and five
pointed star on the other side. Legion medal was given to
Sultan Abdulmecid by France, and afterwards British "Order
of the Garter" medal was given to Sultan Abdulmecid
by the Queen Victoria of England in November 1, 1856.
According to Order of the Garter tradition started by King
III.Edward in 1346, the person or government awarded
with an Order, need to remain the Order in Saint George
Church in Windsor Palace, London.
Since there has not been a standard coat of arm of Ottoman
Empire up until then, Queen Victoria instructed
an expert engraver named Prince Charles Young to prepare
an arm for Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. The expert
starts to research with the help of an interpreter named
Etyen Pizani, and the first draft including reign’s quilted
turban, tughra, sanjak of the star and crescent, and crest
is designed. This arm designed in 1 year, and approved by
Sultan Abdulmecid is hung to the walls of Saint George
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