United Kingdom; Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Turkish Crimean War Medal 1854-1856, British Issue, To Wright Hirst, Royal Regiment Auction two Connecticut Faithful Service Crosses

two Connecticut Faithful Service Crosses (one is bronze

he worked for the United States Army on the construction of the Alaskan Highway

the other pair is fabricated from a thick light brown cotton

3 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) inclusive of its bow-tied ribbon and laterally-pierced ball suspension

United Kingdom; Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Turkish Crimean War Medal 1854-1856, British Issue, To Wright Hirst, Royal Regiment Auction two Connecticut Faithful Service Crosses(Kirim Harbi Madalyasi). Instituted in 1854 (3769 WRIGHT HIRST. ROYAL REGIMENT). In silver, naming has been shaved and re engraved in large capitals, British issue with "CRIMEA", Eastern Arabic dated with the Muslim calendar year "1271" (1854) on the obverse, measuring 36. 8 mm in diameter, edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Turkish Crimean War Medal is a campaign medal issued by Sultan Abdlmecid I of the Ottoman