Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign

Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign

Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign (obverse)
Awarded by France
Type Campaign medal
Eligibility French soldiers
Awarded for Combat service in Italy in 1859
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established August 11, 1859
First awarded August 11, 1859

Ribbon bar of the Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign
Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign, crowned variant

The Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign (French: Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Italie de 1859) was a French commemorative medal established by Napoleon III, following the French campaign in Italy.[1]

Notes

  1. Musée de la Légion d'Honneur permanent exhibit, Paris


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