Italy, Kingdom. A Medal for the Italian Independence Wars and Unification 1865 Auction It exhibits light edge wear

It exhibits light edge wear on the dust jacket

bearing a floral wreath of identical construction and pinned with a single silvered rank pip

The angled sides of the drum skirt are decorated with silver bullion wire fringes approximately 42 mm long

cast silvered pot metal with black enamels

Institution date: 1868

Italy, Kingdom. A Medal for the Italian Independence Wars and Unification 1865 Auction It exhibits light edge wear(Medaglia per le guerre d'Indipendenza e l'Unita d'italia). Instituted in 1865. In silver, engraver marked "CASSINA" on the obverse, measuring 32 mm (w) x 36. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bruised, edge nicks, contact marks, original ribbon, near very fine. Footnote: The Medal for the Italian Independence Wars and Unification was instituted on March 4, 1865 by Royal Decree No. 2174 and awarded to those who took part in