Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Medal For Ottoman-Greek War Of 1897 Archive He first served as a

He first served as a Private (13559)

(Flottenkriegsabzeichen) Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink

Accompanied by its miniature stick pin with its spring-loaded retainer

when he was transferred to D

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Medal For Ottoman-Greek War Of 1897 Archive He first served as aSilver, obverse with the tungra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II within a laurel wreath with rose, reverse inscribed in Arabic "Greek War, Day Sunday, 23rd of Zildake (11th month Hejira calendar), 1314 (1897AD)", measuring 24. 5 mm, without ribbon, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The immediate cause of the 1897 War was the question over the status of the Ottoman province of Crete, whose Greek majority desired its annexation to Greece and