Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Archive for military merit

for military merit

to exterior lid has been amended

pinkish-red embroidery in the void of the crown

British War Medal (W

Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Archive for military meritInstituted in 1915. Five pointed red star, each arm finished with ball finials, obverse centre shows a raised crescent moon encircling the Tugra (cipher of Sultan Mehmed V), reverse horizontal pinback, 51. 5 mm (h) x 54. 2 mm (w), Austrian made, evidence of chipping on red enamel, good fair condition. Footnote: The Ottoman War Medal is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for