Ottoman Empire Greco Turkish War 1897 Commemorative Medal

OTTOMAN EMPIRE (TURKEY): Silver Comme-
morative medal for the War against Greece, in 
1897. With its original mounting pin.
On the obverse side : The tungra of Sultan 
Abdul Hamid II with laurel  wreath and a rose. 
On the reverse side: Greek War, Day - Sunday, 
23rd of Zildake (11th month - Hejira calendar), 
1314 (1897AD). 

The immediate cause of the 1897 War was the 
question over the status of Crete (an Ottoman 
province at the time) , whose Greek majority 
desired its annexation to Greece and had 
revolted with the support of Athens against the 
Ottoman rule.
 
The War lasted just 30 days and although it 
was lost for Greece in the field, Athens 
achieved a diplomatic victory. 
As a result of the intervention of the Great 
Powers, Greece was forced to cede minor 
border areas and to pay heavy reparations, 
however an autonomous Cretan State under 
Ottoman sovereignty was established the 
following year, with Prince George of Greece 
as its first High Commissioner. 
Only 130.000 medals were issued so this is 
a quite rare item. 

FULL SIZE

Greco – Turkish War 1897

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos: one needle of the 
attaching pin on the ribbon is broken

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