Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Archive Re-organized in 1959

Re-organized in 1959

to exterior lid has been amended

with a bow and a mobile swastika on the bottom

for military merit

central medallion has rotated

Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Archive Re-organized in 1959Instituted 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