Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Archive finally becoming the 5th Don

finally becoming the 5th Don Cossack Regiment

including a studio portrait of an Ensign

Rowton saw service in the European theatre in the latter part of the war

In velvet caseof issue

sterling silver and yellow enamels

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Archive finally becoming the 5th Don(Harp Madalyas). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star completing in ball finials, the obverse with red enameled arms demonstrating a classic strawberry seed style pattern, 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 affixed with a two piece suspension apparatus consisting of a rectangular base plate