Italy Italian Unification Medal of Merit for the Liberation Rome 1870 by Moscetti

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.

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Wars of Italian Independence 1848 - 1870

Item 100% original - ribbon most likely replaced

Condition as on the photos
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