Italy, Kingdom. Four Campaign Medals & Awards Archive The obverse bears the portrait

The obverse bears the portrait of Liberty encompassed by small stars and below bears the date “1901”

Instituted on 26 May 1942

The elephant form of the breast badge is highly unusual and possibly indicates that this is a very early example

with a period original Hohenzollern ribbon

Italy, Kingdom. Four Campaign Medals & Awards Archive The obverse bears the portraitIncludes: 1. War Merit Cross (Croce al merito di guerra). Instituted in 1918 (in bronze, measuring 37. 8 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, spotting, original ribbon). 2. Italian Austrian War Medal 1915 1918 (Medaglia commemorativa della guerra Italo Austriaca). Instituted in 1919 (in bronze, engraver marked "S. CANEVARI" and "S. J." (Stefano Johnson of Milan) on the obverse, measuring 32 mm (w) x 37. 5 mm (h)