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Lot 153

Medal Commemorating the Siege on Acre, 19th century

Bronze medal, "St. Jean D'Acre" commemorating the siege on Acre in the 12th cent. Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, [ca. 1840].
Obverse: Acre Citadel, with an Ottoman flag, topped by six stars.
Reverse: The Tughra (monogram) of the Turkish Sultan. Original ribbon.
Diameter: 30 mm.