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Hejaz Railway Donation Medal
| Location | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears dense Arabic calligraphic inscriptions filling the entire field in multiple lines, with a suspension hole pierced at the top. The text appears to include religious and imperial Ottoman phrases in relief. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a steam locomotive in left profile set within a wreath of oak and laurel branches tied at the base. Above the locomotive in the upper field is an Ottoman tughra in relief, and a suspension hole is pierced at the top. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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