Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Hold so called "salt & pepper"

so called "salt & pepper" pattern on reverse

(Luftschutzehrenzeichen II

stamped "Mit Luftschiff LZ 127 befordert" in an oval at the right and "Mit Luftpost Oar avion" label at the bottom

The forearm of each arm bears three five-pointed stars

very attractive and very rare

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Ottoman War Medal, by B.B. & Co. Hold so called "salt & pepper"(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