Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Archive reverse presenting the embossed date

reverse presenting the embossed date of 16

suspended from a partially red enameled swivel crown and its period original ribbon - with a paper collector’s tag attached to the reverse

Peter Bingham

The ship had been named for a Merchant Seaman aboard the SS Maiden Creek in the Mediterranean Sea

" They were at "positions west of Bully-Grenay"

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Archive reverse presenting the embossed date(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. Cast metal with red patination, Turkish made, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 56. 5 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), horizontal pinback, red patination intact, small scuff mark on the reverse of the star point at 5 o'clock, extremely fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as the Ottoman War Medal. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V