Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal certificate_of_authenticity in charge of the ammunition

in charge of the ammunition

authorized for uniformed service personnel assigned to the staff of the President of the United States

front and back panels illustrating the winged RAF insignia and inscribed "R

Executed in watercolour

with cipher affixed by 3 prongs

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal certificate_of_authenticity in charge of the ammunitionInstituted in 1915. Five pointed red star, each arm finished with ball finials, obverse centre shows a raised crescent moon encircling the Tugra (cipher of Sultan Mehmed V), horizontal pinback, 54. 8 mm, very fine condition. Footnote: The Ottoman War Medal is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle. This decoration was awarded for the duration of World War I to