Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Hold maker marked "RS&S" (Richard Simm

maker marked "RS&S" (Richard Simm & Sohne

very attractive and very rare

Two-piece construction of gilded zink and silvered tombac

similarly constructed of a nickel-plated alloy

A German Imperial China Campaign Medal for Non-Combatants 1900-1901 - Silver

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Hold maker marked "RS&S" (Richard Simm(Harp Madalyas). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star completing in ball finials, the obverse with red enameled arms demonstrating a classic strawberry seed style pattern, overlaid by a raised and silvered crescent, surrounding a silvered Tughra of Sultan Mehmed V above an Islamic calendar date of 1333 (AD 1915), the reverse affixed with a two piece suspension apparatus consisting of a rectangular base plate