Turkey. A First War Issued Medal for Merit, Gold Grade
Turkey (Ottoman Empire); Bronze gilt, 25.5 mm, ornate suspension, "1332" (1914) clasp affixed to the ribbon, hanger with pinback, each of the suspension, clasp and hanger hallmarked on the reverse with a six-sided star, light contact, extremely fine.
Footnote: The Medal for Merit was established in 1870 (1308), as evidence by the date on the reverse. (C:102)

