Turkey Medal issued on the occasion of the siege of Silistria in 1854. Abdul Mejid(1839-1861) by Laurent-Joseph Hart; Brussels. Bust of the sultan in front / Turkey standing on the left and holding a sword; in front of the fortress of Silistria. Date and name of the engraver in the foreground. (Following the Sinope event; the Russian army crossed the Danube and laid siege to Silistria in 1854. . The siege was lifted thanks to the intervention of Austria). Bronze. Weight approx: 104.75 g. Diameter: 63.6 mm Smolderen 209. VERY RARE (In 2014 Medal such was sold for Stack's & Bowers Sold $3055).https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/1-17FM1/turkey-gilt-bronze-siege-of-silistra-medal-1854