Italy, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross Of The Spanish Campaign United Republic of A 1914-1918 commemorative badge for

A 1914-1918 commemorative badge for the front fighters of the first world war

In the summer

Documents are folded

the obverse bearing a black machine-embroidered insignia consisting of a shovel head overlaid by a sword

as the Ottomans cut their cables and moved south into the bay

Italy, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross Of The Spanish Campaign United Republic of A 1914-1918 commemorative badge forCroce Commemorativa della Campagna di Spagna. Instituted in 1940. In bronze, measuring 36. 8 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, oxidation evident on the reverse, spotting overall, original ribbon, fine. Footnote: The medal was formally instituted on June 6, 1940 on the basis of previous unofficial initiatives dating back to 1938, to recognize acts of outstanding bravery by members of the Italian Legion in the