Italy. A Medal Of Merit For The Liberation Of Rome 1870 Hold below which

below which

one ribbon inscribed "Preussischer Landes-Kriegerverband"

in addition to listing his hobbies as Curling and Concrete

He signed his Attestation Paper on January 8

/ 1st March 1919

Italy. A Medal Of Merit For The Liberation Of Rome 1870 Hold below whichIn bronze, unmarked, measuring 32. 3 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal of Merit for the Liberation of Rome was instituted on September 27, 1870 by the Provisional Government of Rome and awarded to those who took part in the defence and liberation of Rome from 1849 to 1870, the Italian troops marching into the city and annexed it into the united Italian Kingdom. In 1870, following the Franco Prussian War, France could no longer