Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Newly Listed it is worn on the

it is worn on the left breast subordinate to Canadian or British decorations

the obverse presenting red and green enamels

the reverse is plain and bears a vertical banjo style pinback with a flat wire catch

effective September 9

Footnote: The order was founded on January 30

Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Newly Listed it is worn on theInstituted 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