France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed reverse with the date "1915"

reverse with the date "1915" engraved inside an open-ended wreath

Pink embroidery on black wool

with eagle riveted

and two breather holes on either side

France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed reverse with the date "1915"(Mdaille commmorative de la campagne d'Italie de 1859). Instituted in 1859. In silver, engraver marked "BARRE" on the obverse, hallmarked on the reverse of the integral suspension, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, edge nicks, contact marks, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Commemorative Medal of the Italian Campaign 1859 was established by Napoleon III, following the 1859 French campaign in Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence,