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Guerra per l'indipendenza eunita d'Italia Medal, Italy, clasp, campaign medal, foreign award
Accession Number

NAM.1970-06-24-3

Description

Guerra per l'indipendenza e unita d'Italia Medal, Italy, clasp, white metal, 1860. Awarded to Joseph Nelson who fought for Garibaldi July/ August 1860. Brigata Voluntare Brittanici. Sicilian Irregulars, Garibaldi's Forces. Obverse: The head of Victor Emanuel II surrounded by the legend, 'Vittoria Emanuele II Re D'Italia'. Reverse: The figure of Liberty holding a spear and the shield of Savoy, a spray of laurel at her feet. Legend: 'Guerre Per L'Indipendenza E L'Unita D'Italia'. Clasp: Laurel branched entwined with a scroll bearing the date 1860-61. Associated with the Wars of Italian Unification (1848-1860). From a collection of items associated with Joseph Nelson, Garibaldi sForces, Militia Regiment.

Campaigns

Wars of Italian Unification (1848-1860)

Associated collection