Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Newly Listed two on the 7th Class

two on the 7th Class and one on the 8th Class

Stitched to the lining of the front right pocket is an RMZ tag clearly displaying the words “Stiefelhose für Politische Leiter” (Boot Pants for Political Leaders)

Hauptmann Georg Vaerst

Measuring 102x143mm

With eagle in patinated nickel silver

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Newly Listed two on the 7th Class(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