Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Republic of one Romania

one Romania

and went out to France with the 46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion - the Battalion being better known as the ‘Suicide Battalion’ due to the enormous losses it suffered

is neatly lined with red woven “Waffenfarbe” piping that continues down the length of the breast flaps

this sword features an 810 mm long

but without chipping or flaking of any kind

Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 Republic of one RomaniaInstituted in 1915. Five pointed red star, each arm finished with ball finials, obverse centre shows a raised crescent moon encircling the Tugra (cipher of Sultan Mehmed V), reverse horizontal pinback, 51. 5 mm (h) x 54. 2 mm (w), Austrian made, evidence of chipping on red enamel, good fair condition. Footnote: The Ottoman War Medal is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for