Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. certificate_of_authenticity The doctor noted that he

The doctor noted that he had a "Partial loss of function of (the) right hip" and when on to state that the "Scar (was the) size of a quarter on (the) lower part of (the) posterior right buttock where shrapnel entered & was removed from

the obverse swastika has been mostly ground out and the reverse stabilizer is missing

Footnote: Only 449 of the Silver Grade Military Karl Friedrich Merit Order were awarded in 1917

8 grams (without ribbon)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. certificate_of_authenticity The doctor noted that he(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