Italy: Medal for the Unification of Italy 1848-1918, official version by Mario Nelli, on short length of original old faded ribbon
Condition: Very Fine
The medal was instituted on 19 January 1922 and awarded to combatants in the war of 1915 to 1918 since it was regarded as the final phase of the Risorgimento (the unification of Italy) begun in 1848. A number of versions are known by different makers; this is the official version