War Medal, Turkish
Description
A Turkish War Medal. The white metal five pointed star has a crescent superimposed on a red enamel background. A seal of Sultan Resad is featured at the centre of the star. A red ribbon with thin white stripes near the edge is attached by a pin at the reverse. The date is ' 1337 ' which translates to 1915.
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This
medal
was
donated
to
Taranaki
Museum
as
part
of
a
large
collection
made
by
prominent
south
Taranaki
lawyer
John
Houston.
Accession number
A74.889
Collection type
Public comments
This is a Turkish War Medal and should be considered as more than just Gallipoli. The TWM is Darphane made, which is the Turkish mint for medals. The figure in the center is the seal of Sultan Resad and the date is 1337 which is 1915. Thanks to Tan Kurbceke from Turkey
- Barry O'Sullivan posted 9 years ago.