Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Newly Listed horizontal banjo style pinback

horizontal banjo style pinback

suspended from a strap sewn in place to its original ribbon

For military recipients

A Chinese Order of the Striped Tiger

” the six o’clock arm features the initials “D

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Newly Listed horizontal banjo style pinback(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. Cast metal with red patination, Turkish made, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 55. 3 mm (w) x 53. 7 mm (h), brass suspension bar placed on the reverse, very light crazing evident in the red patination on the star point at 5 o'clock, the remaining patination intact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as