The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Five pointed star with ball finials and raised edges in nickel plated brass. The centre is enamelled red and bears a superimposed nickel plated brass crescent enclosing the toughra of the Sultan Mehmet V and the Islamic date 1333 (AD 1915). The reverse has a horizontal pin fastening and is impressed beneath the pin 'BB & Co'.
The Turkish War Medal was instituted as a gallantry award in 1915 by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet V. It was awarded throughout the First World War. The original medals were made of white metal, had a crudely painted red centre and were generally of poor quality . A number of private manufacturers also produced versions of better quality, like the one here, and they are considered to be the type worn by officers. The British and Australians mistakenly referred to the medal as the Gallipoli Star, while the Germans called it the Iron Crescent, a reference to the fact that the medal was roughly equivalent to their Iron Cross.
Five pointed star with ball finials and raised edges in white metal. The centre is painted red and bears a superimposed white metal crescent enclosing the toughra of the Sultan Mehmet V and the Islami
Turkish War Medal (1915), in the form of a slightly convex, silver plated brass, five-pointed star with flattened ball finials. The star is enamelled red and has textured silver edges. In the centre i
Turkish 1915 War Medal. Unnamed as issued. A five pointed star, point uppermost, with ball finials. Obverse: Enamelled red within the star. In the centre is an upturned crescent enclosing the toughra
Heavy brass and nickel plated 'star and crescent' finial taken from a Turkish regimental flag captured at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli. The hollow ornamental finial is in the form of a brass crescent moon enc
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass P shape stirrup guard and a crescent moon and star on the front langet. The brass back strap has a floral design and a lions head pommel. The
Turkish Liyakat Medal (Medal of Merit), first instituted in 1890. A small circular silver medal suspended from ornate silver filigree wiring in five petal-like segments. Obverse bears the Ottoman trop
