Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A 1St Crete Campaign Medal, C. 1869 Newly Listed Each tab measures 35 mm

Each tab measures 35 mm (w) x 70 mm (l)

with an illegible maker’s mark

The issuer is the choral society “Liederkranz Lindorf” (Wreath of Songs Lindorf)

underlaid with yellow fabric

measuring 90 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A 1St Crete Campaign Medal, C. 1869 Newly Listed Each tab measures 35 mm(Atik Girid Madalyasi). Instituted in 1868. In a round medal in silver, obverse featuring an upward facing crescent moon and the cypher of Sultan Abdulaziz, the reverse presents the island of Crete under the inscription Girid (Crete) and the date 1285 (1869 AD), measures 36. 71mm (w) x 36. 76mm (h), weighs 26. 2 grams (including ribbon), suspended from a thin rectangular bar and worn on an incorrect ribbon, dark patina, light edge bruising, very fine