Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A 1915 War Medal By B.b & Co. Buy Now measuring 102 mm (w) x

measuring 102 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

An excellent garland of laurel leaves surrounds a quoit inscribed "2nd MIDLOTHIAN & PEEBLES

Footnote: The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on April 28

In 1873 he wrote A Descriptive Catalogue of the Political and Memorial Medals Struck in Honor of Abraham Lincoln that has since become the basis for those collecting Lincoln pieces

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Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A 1915 War Medal By B.b & Co. Buy Now measuring 102 mm (w) xGallipoli Star Iron Crescent. Instituted 1915 by Sultan Mohammed V. A five point star in Nickel plated brass, with red enamels and small ball finials, the obverse presents a crescent moon with the date and cypher of the Sultan, the reverse features a horizontal pin with makers mark B. B & Co. denoting German manufacture, measures 57. 28mm (w) x 57. 32mm (h), weighs 27. 4 grams, enamels intact, light wear, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The