Description
mounted on dark blue wool bases
the reverse with an initial institution date of “1813”
but with nearly all of the original gilding worn off
thistles and shamrocks above
44 mm long knurled stick pin
Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Medal For Bosnia 1849, Iii Class, Bronze Grade Auction Archive mounted on dark blue wool(Bosna Madalyasi). Instituted in 1849. In bronze, measuring 36. 7 mm in diameter, ring suspension with a replacement ribbon incorporating a brass eyelet wired to the ring, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal for Bosnia was instituted in 1849 and awarded for service in the suppression of rebellious local Serbian land barons in Bosnia.