Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Archive British War Medal (W

British War Medal (W

for military merit

constructed of olive-drab rayon with silver aluminum wire machine embroidery

pinkish-red embroidery in the void of the crown

Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Archive British War Medal (WInstituted 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