Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Gallipoli Star, With Case, German-Made Example In Silver United Republic of number engraved "15970" on the

number engraved "15970" on the reverse

just above an illegible handwritten owner’s name

the island was ceded to Great Britain in perpetuity

and as a recruit swimmer

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Gallipoli Star, With Case, German-Made Example In Silver United Republic of number engraved "15970" on theA rare and exceptionally high quality example of a privately purchased Gallipoli Star (a. k. a. Turkish War Medal 1915), constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star completing in ball finials, the obverse with red enameled arms, 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 with an elongated rectangular depression