Unita d’Italia Medal 1848-1870, Italy, campaign medal, foreign award
Accession Number
NAM.1970-06-24-2
Description
Unita d’Italai Medal 1848-1870, Italy. Awarded to Joseph Nelson, who fought for Garibaldi July/ August 1860. Brigata Voluntare Brittanici. Sicilian Irregulars, Garibaldi's Forces. Obverse: the head of Umberto I with the legend, 'Umberto I Re D'Italia'. Reverse: Within a laurel wreath the inscription, 'Unita D'Italia 1848-1870'. Associated with the Wars of Italian Unification (1848-1860). From a collection of items associated with Joseph Nelson, Garibaldi Forces, Militia Regiment.
Campaigns
Wars of Italian Unification (1848-1860)
