Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea Campaign Medal 1855, British Issue, Attributed to J.A. Birch United Republic of #279 / 1969-71")

#279 / 1969-71")

the obverse illustrating a a group of twenty-seven soldiers in uniform

the obverse bears a “DRA” ciphe encompassed by an oak leaf wreath

according to whom this cross was obtained from the descendants of Svetozar Boroević's family in the 1970s

" on November 23rd

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea Campaign Medal 1855, British Issue, Attributed to J.A. Birch United Republic of #279 / 1969-71")(Kirim Harbi Madalyasi). Instituted in 1856. Consisting of a round silver medal, with a hole punched through the top of the award and triple swivel rings for suspension from its period original replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing the tughra of Abdulmejid and dated AH 1271 (1854 AD), the reverse with a trophy of arms, the flags of France, Ottoman Turkey, Sardinia and Great Britain beyond and inscribed and dated Crimea 1855, marked 1st GDP JAS BIRCH