Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea Campaign Medal 1855-1856, Savoy Issue Buy Now The black leather washer sits

The black leather washer sits tightly within the cross-guard

center disk on reverse damaged with pin missing

it was first awarded in 1935

all four edges trimmed in angled rolled bullion wire

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea Campaign Medal 1855-1856, Savoy Issue Buy Now The black leather washer sitsKirim Harbi Madalyasi. Instituted in 1854. In silver, with Savoya text "LA CRIMEA 1855", measuring 36. 8 mm in diameter, dark patina, light contact, on incorrect ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Turkish Crimean War Medal is a campaign medal issued by Sultan Abdlmecid I of the Ottoman Empire, to allied military personnel involved in the Crimean War of 1854 1856. It was only awarded to those who survived the war and not to the next of kin.