Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Hold similarly constructed of a nickel-plated

similarly constructed of a nickel-plated alloy

the particular number of cannonballs designating it as the unofficial type III version

The forearm of each arm bears three five-pointed stars

7 grand officers and 4 grand cordons per year

along with various research papers

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Hold similarly constructed of a nickel-plated(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