TURKEY (Ottoman) Silver Pendant (tılsım/hamayil) 1550s-1750s Religious Islamic Protective Talisman. 8-pointed Star above يا الله. VF-XF (light deposits)

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1550s-1750s, Turkey (Ottoman). Religious Islamic Protective Talisman. Silver Pendant.


Mint Period: ca. 1550s-1750s
Denomination: Pendant - Religious Islamic Silver Protective (tılsım / hamayil) Talisman.
Condition: Cast and finely chased (as made), minor deposits and a few scratches in reverse, otherwise fully intact VF-XF!
Material: Silver
Weight: 14.56gm
Diameter: 51mm


Obverse: Crescent with eight-pointed star above arab inscription "يا الله" (Ya Allah - "O Allah").


Reverse: Blank (light casting marks and scratches).

The eight-pointed star stood as a clear symbol of victory, sovereignty, and state authority in the Ottoman Empire. Sultan Selim III included it as A part of the official state and naval banners in 1793. It was only later, during the mid-19th century Tanzimat modernization reforms under Sultan Abdulmecid, that the empire shifted to a five-pointed star.


While not a standardized military medal issued for valor (like the Gallipoli Star or the Order of Medjidie), pieces like this were widely carried by soldiers, travelers, and citizens across the Ottoman Empire as personal protection. Soldiers frequently carried religious amulets (hamayil) into battle to ward off danger, evil, and illness.

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