ITALY: Medal of Merit for the Liberation of Rome.
Maker marked: C.M. (Cesare Moscetti) and signed
as well C. Moscetti.
The medal was established in 1870 by the
Provisional Government of Rome and was
awarded to the Italian troops that marched into
the City and annexed it into the united Italian
Kingdom.
In 1870, following the Franco - Prussian War,
France could no longer guarantee the
Independence of the Papal States and the Italian
Forces grabbed the chance and stormed the City
the same year.
After the seize of the City the Italian Kingdom
moved its capital from Florence to Rome in 1871.
FULL SIZE
Wars of Italian Independence 1848 - 1870
Item 100% original - ribbon most likely replaced
Condition as on the photos
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