Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Archive 4 District Depot in Montreal

4 District Depot in Montreal

measuring 106 mm (w) x 36 mm (h)

"Essex R" slight worn

He was buried in the Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Archive 4 District Depot in Montreal(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