WWI GERMAN TURKISH IRON CRESCENT GALLIPOLI STAR MEDAL-ORIGINAL-HALLMARKED

Description: For your consideration an Original Iron Crescent Gallipolli Star-Hallmarked on back (very faint)-in very good condition -ENAMILING IS INTACT AND IN GOOD CONDITION-HAS AGED WITH PATINA-comes in a small vintage decorated wooden box-That is not Original to this award-Fairly rare World War 1 AWARD-that seldom in this condition come up for bid/sale-Please see photo's-The Gallipolli Star or Ottoman War Medal (Harp Madalyası in Turkish) is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire and instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle. This was the “entry level” gallantry award of the Turkish military in World War 1, ranking below the silver Liyakat Medal. The decoration was awarded to Ottoman and other Central Powers troops, primarily in Ottoman areas of engagement. It wasn’t a campaign medal, but a medal for military merit. The decoration is the only Ottoman one which not awarded by authority of the Sultan, but rather was authorized by Enver Pasha, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman military. It was awarded to individuals for bravery in battle during World War I, primarily to those who served in campaigns in the Middle East or Ottoman territories. The award included a badge, ribbon, and campaign bar. It is referred to as the Iron Crescent (from German "Eiserner Halbmond") or the Harp Madalyasi (Turkish).The Gallipoli Star DesignThe Gallipoli Star is made of nickel-plated brass and measures 56 mm across the diagonal span of the arms. The tips of the star are capped by ball finials and enclosed in a raised silver edge with the field in red lacquer or enamel. A raised crescent, open at the top, encircles the center of the badge. Inside the crescent on the obverse is the tughra or cipher of the decoration’s creator, Sultan Mehmed V Reşâd, over the date 1333 AH (AD 1915). The reverse is flat, unadorned and has a straight pin. The original issue pieces of this award came in two varieties: silvered brass with red enamel and white metal with thin red lacquer. Those medals issued to officers were enameled and manufactured by a company that used the mark “BB & Co.“, a maker reputedly located in Berlin. When in formal dress, the badge was worn at the center, below the right breast pocket. Wear of the badge was exclusive; in everyday wear was substituted by the ribbon. The ribbon was worn from the second hole in the tunic button. For Austrian and German awardees (usually members of the Asien-Korps), the award took lower precedence to their own Iron Cross 2nd class, and the ribbon of the Iron Crescent was placed beneath that of the Iron Cross. Notable German recipients of the award included Joachim von Ribbentrop and Rudolf Hess. The ribbon could also be fashioned into a chest riband for placement on a ribbon bar when in undress. The campaign bar was usually not worn.

Price: 395 USD

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

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