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Commemorative Medal of the Italian campaign of 1859 is a coin of Emperor Napoleon III French military who participated in the Italian campaign awarded (1859).
It is a silver medal with the inscription Italian campaign in 1859 and the list of battles: Montebello, Palestro, Turbigo, magenta, Marignan, Solferino.
The medal was first awarded directly by Napoleon in the field of Italian war 11 August 1859 and then was sent to all officers and men who had actively participated in the service of the French army during the early associated with the Second War of Italian Independence , The medal was given to French soldiers simple, but it came in very rare cases, the Piedmontese soldiers who were expanded occasionally for special services to the French army.
The medal was a silver disc in the face of Napoleon III to right, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Among the neck of the emperor he was signed incisors 'BAR' (Albert Désiré bars) 1818 -1878). On the back there was the legend "campaign of Italy" below and the date "1859" in a circular band whose center they were the names of cities heroines of the historic battles of 1859: The Battles Montebello, Palestro, Turbigo, magenta, Marignan, Solferino, and Crimson Turbigo,
The band was the alternating white and red stripes. Enter the exclusive character of the design, simply given in 1859, she was one of the most desirable pieces of collectors items risorgimentali Italian and French.
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