Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea Campaign Medal 1855-1856, Savoy Issue Newly Listed Campbellford

Campbellford

Marine battle planners had expected the normal rising tide to provide a water depth of five feet over the reef

the latter with edge wear evident at the front

missing prongs)

An example of a seldom encountered cased late war issue Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea Campaign Medal 1855-1856, Savoy Issue Newly Listed CampbellfordKirim 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.