Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Medal of Sishaneli Tufek in Gold, Miniature, c.1870

In 22K Gold, weighing 6.9 grams inclusive of its ribbon and hardware, measuring 17.5 mm in diameter, swing suspension, original ribbon suspended from a 22K Gold hanger with pinback, very light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Medal of Sishaneli was struck in 1862, to commemorate a new type of rifle manufactured for the infantry units of the Ottoman Army.