Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Gallipoli Star Hold vertical slender banjo style pinback

vertical slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

A silvered bronze 8 pointed star with bronze gilt iconography in four quadrants of red enameled cross

Star by Austrian maker "C

an envelope marked "Royal Mint

with the liner having become slightly detached from the cap on a few spots

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Gallipoli Star Hold vertical slender banjo style pinback(Harp Madalyasi). Instituted in 1915. Of German manufacture, in nickel plated brass with red enamels, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 57 mm (w) x 53. 8 mm (h), horizontal pinback, intact enamels, very light contact, near 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 on March 1, 1915 for