Italy, Kingdom. Four Campaign Medals & Awards Archive his sentenced shortened

his sentenced shortened

the obverse exhibiting a facing-right portrait of the emperor

The obverse bears the portrait of Liberty encompassed by small stars and below bears the date “1901”

The elephant form of the breast badge is highly unusual and possibly indicates that this is a very early example

Italy, Kingdom. Four Campaign Medals & Awards Archive his sentenced shortenedIncludes: 1. War Merit Cross (Croce al merito di guerra). Instituted in 1918 (in bronze, measuring 37. 8 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, spotting, original ribbon). 2. Italian Austrian War Medal 1915 1918 (Medaglia commemorativa della guerra Italo Austriaca). Instituted in 1919 (in bronze, engraver marked "S. CANEVARI" and "S. J." (Stefano Johnson of Milan) on the obverse, measuring 32 mm (w) x 37. 5 mm (h)