Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Turkey, Ottoman Empire / Greece, Admiral Pavlos Koundouriotis (1855-1935), Victor of the Battle of Elli, rectangular Bronze Medal, 1912, by P M Dammann, bust left, rev Greek flag flies over the guns of the battlecruiser George Averof, 51mm (Dogan 6641; SCA 5, 396). Extremely fine, scarce.
During the Balkan Wars, 1912-1913, the victory at Battle of Elli, 3 December 1912, kept the Turkish fleet out of the Aegean sea, however the Turks succeeded in sinking the Makedonia on the 1 January 1913, but were again defeated by Koundouriotis on the 5 January 1913.
Estimate: £200-250
During the Balkan Wars, 1912-1913, the victory at Battle of Elli, 3 December 1912, kept the Turkish fleet out of the Aegean sea, however the Turks succeeded in sinking the Makedonia on the 1 January 1913, but were again defeated by Koundouriotis on the 5 January 1913.
Estimate: £200-250