Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Galipoli Star, C.1915 Hold 164 mm x 172 mm)

164 mm x 172 mm)

Officer -  Silver with red enamelled arms and a gold-coloured and black enamelled insignia

on original lightly soiled triangular ribbon

One Worker’s ID

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Galipoli Star, C.1915 Hold 164 mm x 172 mm)Harp Madalyas. Instituted in 1915. Of Turkish manufacture, in nickel plated brass with red patination, tughra of Sultan Mehmed V Red, over the date 1333 AH (AD 1915) within an upward facing crescent moon, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 56. 2 mm (w) x 53. 3 mm (h), horizontal pinback, chipping and crazing evident in the red patination, better than very fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the