Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal Newly Listed encompassed by a wreath

encompassed by a wreath

(Wissam al-Arch)

with two black magnetic metal adjustable buckles

its head framed by a wreath

1886 in Walthamstow

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal Newly Listed encompassed by a wreathInstituted 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), horizontal pinback, 54. 8 mm, very fine 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 gallantry in battle. This decoration was awarded for the duration of World War I to