Niğde Müzesi’ndeki Osmanlı Madalyaları
Journal: Turkish Studies - Social Sciences
Year: 2020

The medals are awarded in order to reward the success or as a memory of success, are manufactured from precious or semi-precious mines and are given to individuals, institutions or governments in victories and heroism. Today we usually hear the name of medal in sports competitions and its history goes back to early civilizations. Apart from their historical importance, the medals reflect the artistic and aesthetic features of the era, because they are also means of rewarding. The medal used sinc