WHM 83
- WHM 83
- Ottoman
- Medal
- Mohammad V
- Before 1922 AD
- Zinc
- Circular
- 49.58mm
- 38.57g
- Wurzbach 1888.
- Wadih Hadad Collection (Beirut), bought from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & co. KG, E-live Auction 289, lot 2120.
- 2017-03-17
- Turkey. Medal by O. Hoppe representing Enver Pasha the Turkish war Minister of the Ottoman sultan Mohammad V. He was Court-Martialed in 1919-1920 for crimes of “plunging the country into war without a legitimate reason, forced deportation of Armenians and leaving the country without permission” and was condemned to death. He Joined Lenin who sent him to suppress the Basmachi Revolt, but defected to their side. He was killed by Russian soldiers during a surprise attack in 1922 AD.
ENVER-PASCHA
Bust of Enver Pasha three-quarters facing left, in uniform
Turkish coat of arms with saber behind.