Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Gallipoli Star, With Case, German-Made Example In Silver Newly Listed The Battalion was raised in

The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier Camp

dual-pronged vertical pinback

the reverse with an integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

measuring 155 mm (w) x 234 mm (h) x 23 mm (d)

embroidered tag marked "Ordens Dekoration GRAVIERANSTALT J

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Gallipoli Star, With Case, German-Made Example In Silver Newly Listed The Battalion was raised inA rare and exceptionally high quality example of a privately purchased Gallipoli Star (a. k. a. Turkish War Medal 1915), constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star completing in ball finials, the obverse with red enameled arms, overlaid by a raised and silvered crescent, surrounding a silvered Tughra of Sultan Mehmed V above an Islamic calendar date of 1333 (AD 1915), the reverse with an elongated rectangular depression