Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A 1915 Star, Large Version, By J.h. Werner Hold reverse inscribed in French "SOUVENIR

reverse inscribed in French "SOUVENIR DE L'INAUGURATION DU MONUMENT ÉRIGÉ À ARLON" (In Remembrance of the Inauguration of the Monument Erected at Arlon) and dated "19 JUILLET 1903" (July 19

Less than ten years later

gilt metal buckle illustrating a fouled anchor inside a wreath of laurel leaves at the right end

but not its nature”)

he was posted to the 2nd Brigade

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A 1915 Star, Large Version, By J.h. Werner Hold reverse inscribed in French "SOUVENIRA high quality, German manufactured 1915 Star, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star with each arm completing in a ball finial, the obverse featuring richly detailed red enameled arms with a central five pointed star incorporated into the mottle, bearing a central silver monogram of Sultan Mehmed V, above a date of 1333, set within a striking silver crescent, the reverse with six visible rivets securing the obverse