Genuine WW1 Issue Item – A Turkish’Gallipoli’ Star or also known as the’Iron Crescent. Authentic 1915 Turkish Military Award for the Defence of the Dardanelles (Gallipoli). This Turkish War Medal, (commonly referred to as the Gallipoli Star), is a military award issued to German, Austrian and Turkish officers and soldiers for acts of bravery or merit in action, for the victory over the Allied forces (including ANZAC troops) at the Battle of Gallipoli, fought on the Turkish Peninsula during 1915. No damage to the medal is evident. This is a silver and red enamel medal. See all photographs which forms most of the description for. Registered Post at cost only in Australia for this item. B&Co Germany for the Sultan and Turkish Military. The medal was issued from 1915 but was not a specific campaign medal and continued to be awarded until the end of WW1. Due to the similar function of the award to the Iron Cross of Prussia, the medal was also referred to as the’Iron Crescent’. The medal was worn in a manner similar to the German Iron Cross and not suspended from a riband, but was attached by a reverse side pin, secured to the right side of the uniform, just below the breast pocket position. A small piece of ribbon (red and white side stripes) issued with this award was worn in the second button hole, similar to the Iron Cross 2nd Class and was to denote the award when the star was not worn. There are variations in the quality of the medal with some issued with a red painted coating, while others were of a better quality manufacture with the flat surfaces of the medal finished in a thin layer of opaque red enamel. This five-point star award, made from white metal, has a distinctive raised crescent that curves around and forms a border for the monogram of the Sultan (the Toughra) in the centre within the shape of the star. Mm Weight 26 grams. We post at the exact cost only. The item “WW1 Turkish War Medal Iron Crescent or The Gallipoli Star 1915 Silver & Enamel” is in sale since Wednesday, June 22, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jnrdawn” and is located in Palmyra, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authenticity: Original
- Country: Turkey
- Campaign: World War I
- Product Type: Medals
