Italy, Kingdom. A National Fascist Youth Organization (ONB) Meritorious Award Medal United Republic of an Alpine Troops veteran’s pin

an Alpine Troops veteran’s pin

Rothe Wien”

the left side of which is marked in black ink with multiple stampings

The document is dated to Vienna on December 12

well preserved period-original ribbons

Italy, Kingdom. A National Fascist Youth Organization (ONB) Meritorious Award Medal United Republic of an Alpine Troops veteran’s pin(Opera Nazionale Balilla). In bronze, obverse illustrating a robed winged women, her right arm raised in a Fascist salute, her left arm holding a large fasces against her body, the bust of Benito Mussolini behind her, inscribed "AD BENEMERENTI" across the base and engraver marked at the far right, reverse illustrating the Italian eagle, a branch of oak leaves and acorns on the left, a branch of laurel leaves at the right, inscribed "ONB" (Opera