Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Gallipoli Star) By B.b.&Co. Of Berlin Archive the obverse handle bearing an

the obverse handle bearing an etched inscription of “NSLB” for Nationalsozialistischer Lehrerbund (National Socialist Teachers League)

text and most maps in black ink

and pinned with a NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika above four rank pips

Instituted in 1934 (in bronze gilt

very light crazing evident in the white enamels on the centrepiece

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Gallipoli Star) By B.b.&Co. Of Berlin Archive the obverse handle bearing an(Harp Madalyasi). Instituted in 1915. Multi piece construction, in silvered bronze with red enamels, ball finials on the tips of the star points, maker marked "B. B.&Co" (unidentified maker in Berlin) on the reverse, measuring 57. 3 mm (w) x 54. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, tiny nips evident in the red enamels, most of the manufacturer's name having been scratched out but traces of it remains on the reverse, light contact overall, better than very