Italy, Republic. A Medal For The Liberation Of Dalmatia Auction Archive each with green enameled bordering

each with green enameled bordering

Band and PIoneers' Swords

for the War against Paraguay 1865-69

colors are nice and bright

Italy, Republic. A Medal For The Liberation Of Dalmatia Auction Archive each with green enameled borderingBronze, obverse illustrating a standing helmeted Italian soldier, astride a map of the Adriatic with the soldier planting a standard in Dalmatia, a fasces at the left, the winged lion of St. Mark between the fasces and the soldier, a tablet in the lion's right paw inscribed "PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS" (Peace unto you, Mark, my evangelist), engraver marked "AFFER" (Costantino Affer, 1906 1987), reverse illustrating a winged Victory figure in