France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed In addition to his five

In addition to his five WWII medals presented here

hairline enamel cracks and restoration to obverse central medallion

with flaked enamels on the left arm of the cross

Footnote: Private George Mendham was killed 02/12/1917 and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial

France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed In addition to his five(Mdaille commmorative de la campagne d'Italie de 1859). Instituted in 1859. In silver, engraver marked "BARRE" on the obverse, hallmarked on the reverse of the integral suspension, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, edge nicks, contact marks, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Commemorative Medal of the Italian Campaign 1859 was established by Napoleon III, following the 1859 French campaign in Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence,