Comune Of Brescia Commemorative Campaign Medal, 1849 Auction undated reverse

undated reverse

it was numbered " 94th " in the list of Canadian Militia Units

engraved "MAJOR E

1916) and "brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War

Very rare maker only working for short period during WWI

Comune Of Brescia Commemorative Campaign Medal, 1849 Auction undated reverseIn bronze, engraved to "GIUSEPPE BRESCIANI" on the reverse, 38. 8mm, near VF. Footnote: This medal was issued by Decree on March 17, 1886, commemorating the Ten Days of Brescia, a revolt that broke out in the northern Italian city of that name, lasting from March 23 to April 1, 1849. In the early 19th century Brescia was part of the Austrian puppet state called the Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia. The revolt, headed by the patriot Tito Speri, began on the