Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Gallipoli Star, With Case, German-Made Example In Silver Archive 36 mm x 52 mm

36 mm x 52 mm

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each bisected by a light green threaded band

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the obverse consisting of eight-pointed silver star with a six-leaved rosette

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Gallipoli Star, With Case, German-Made Example In Silver Archive 36 mm x 52 mmA rare and exceptionally high quality example of a privately purchased Gallipoli Star (a. k. a. Turkish War Medal 1915), constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star completing in ball finials, the obverse with red enameled arms, overlaid by a raised and silvered crescent, surrounding a silvered Tughra of Sultan Mehmed V above an Islamic calendar date of 1333 (AD 1915), the reverse with an elongated rectangular depression