The Order of Osmanieh

• Time Period: Pre-WW1
• Institution: January 1862
• Country: Turkey

The Order of Osmanieh or Osmaniye (or Osmanlı Devlet Nişanı in Turkish) is a civil and military decoration of the Ottoman Empire created in January 1862 by Sultan Abdülaziz.

It was awarded by the Sultan to Ottoman civil servants and military leaders for outstanding services to the state.

The order was originally established in three classes (expanded to four in 1867):

• First class (50 members)
• Second class (200 members)
• Third class (1000 members)
• Fourth class (2000 members)

The Order of Osmanieh Design

The badge of the order is a seven-pointed star in dark green enamel, with three short silver rays between each point of the star. In the obverse, the center medallion is in gold, with a red enameled field surrounded by a green enameled band. In the red central portion is a raised gold crescent, and a calligraphic inscription reading “Relying on the Assistance of Almighty God, Abdulaziz Khan, Sovereign of the Ottoman Empire“.

The reverse center medallion is silver, bearing a trophy of arms and the year AH. 699, the year of the creation of the Ottoman Empire.

The badge is suspended by a gold crescent and star, facing upwards.