Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal certificate_of_authenticity Demonstrating only minor discolouration consistent

Demonstrating only minor discolouration consistent with age and storage

with cipher affixed by 3 prongs

where he remained until being demobilized in February 1919

scattered chipping in the black finish and silvering wear evident on the cross

in charge of the ammunition

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal certificate_of_authenticity Demonstrating only minor discolouration consistentInstituted 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