Italy WWI Al Valore Militare Silver Medal for Military Valor 2nd Type 1918 by the Italian Royal Mint (Regia Zecca) & G. Ferraris

ITALY: WW1 Silver Medal "Al Valore Militare" for 
Military Valor in Battle.
Rare unnamed example as issued to foreign 
recipient.
This is the officially issued version of the medal, 
marked with the "crowned Z" (Regia Zecca - the 
mark of the Italian Royal Mint) and FG (for  G. 
Ferraris).
The "Al Valore Militare" medal has its origin in the 
silver and gold medals for "Acts of Exceptional 
Valor" which were instituted in 1833 by King Carlo 
Alberto of Sardinia. 
During WW1 the medal was awarded to military 
personnel, units above the level of company, and 
civilians for exceptional valor in the face of the 
enemy. 
This form of the medal with the FG and Z marks 
was instituted in 1918 and was issued for acts of 
valor in 1917 and 1918.
The unnamed examples of the medal are very 
scarce.

FULL SIZE

WW1 1914 1918

Item 100% original - original ribbon

Condition as on the photos
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