Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Aka Galipoli Star), C.1917 Auction Archive engraver marked with the initials

engraver marked with the initials "JL" (Vogel and Langa) below the branches at the bottom

while border and ESPANA are done in gilded wire

1946 and CARO/6619 on June 10

military hospital stays

After a brief return to the United Kingdom

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Aka Galipoli Star), C.1917 Auction Archive engraver marked with the initials(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. Of local Turkish manufacture in cast metal with red patination, ball finials on the tips of the star points, Turkish made, measuring 55. 5 mm (w) x 53. 2 mm (h), horizontal pinback, scattered wear in the red patination and the silvering, better than very 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