No. 98326872

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Turkey - Military medal - World War I Galician front badge - 1916
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€ 111
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Turkey - Military medal - World War I Galician front badge - 1916

On the front of the 1916 badge, on the left side of the frontal scene, a soldier in the uniform of Enveriye, holding a flag and carrying a shield, is depicted holding a sword and bayonet, symbolizing Russia. Lying on the ground on the right side, the mosque on the horizon, symbolizing the Ottoman Empire, begins towards the rising sun. The shield features a laurel leaf on the left side, an olive branch on the right side, and the words "XV.KAIS.OSM.AKMEE.KORP" on the upper outer side and "Fifteenth Corps Humayun" in Ottoman. The lower part of the badge reads "Austria-Hungary" respectively.

No. 98326872

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Turkey - Military medal - World War I Galician front badge - 1916

Turkey - Military medal - World War I Galician front badge - 1916

On the front of the 1916 badge, on the left side of the frontal scene, a soldier in the uniform of Enveriye, holding a flag and carrying a shield, is depicted holding a sword and bayonet, symbolizing Russia. Lying on the ground on the right side, the mosque on the horizon, symbolizing the Ottoman Empire, begins towards the rising sun. The shield features a laurel leaf on the left side, an olive branch on the right side, and the words "XV.KAIS.OSM.AKMEE.KORP" on the upper outer side and "Fifteenth Corps Humayun" in Ottoman. The lower part of the badge reads "Austria-Hungary" respectively.

Final bid
€ 111
Edgar Clin
Expert
Estimate  € 150 - € 180

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