Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A German-Made Ottoman Army Belt Buckle

Insignia in silvered bronze bearing a large star above a crescent moon with inscription, mounted to a brass buckle base, with a copper-coloured finish on the obverse in order to highlight the insignia, u-shaped loop along with a roll bar with dual prongs on the reverse, measuring 62.5 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), spotting on the insignia, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Ottoman Empire came into the First World War as one of the Central Powers. The Ottoman Empire entered the war by carrying out a surprise attack on Russia's Black Sea coast on October 29, 1914, with Russia responding by declaring war on November 5, 1914. Ottoman forces fought the Entente in the Balkans and the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War. The Ottoman Empire's defeat in the war in 1918 was crucial in the eventual dissolution of the empire in 1922.