A Turkish First War Austrian-Made Xv Corps Ottoman Imperial Army Badge Newly Listed Scattered gilt wear and contact

Scattered gilt wear and contact on the aluminum fittings

16 mm faceplate illustrating an enamelled European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon bar over a Purple Heart ribbon bar

slight chip from white enameling

Metagama on November 27

A Turkish First War Austrian-Made Xv Corps Ottoman Imperial Army Badge Newly Listed Scattered gilt wear and contactDie stamped bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a Turkish soldier, inscribed "XV. KAIS. OSM. ARMEE KORPS" above, the coat of arms of Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Germany, along with the engraver mark "M. U." at the base, reverse engraver and maker marked "ENTW. U. AUSGEF. ATEL. G. GURSCHNER WIEN VII 2.", 33 mm x 40. 3 mm, missing its vertical pinback, traces of gilt wear remains, very fine. Footnote: Austrian Army contractors made four of these badges