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Italian 1848 Independence Commemorative Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: In the centre a she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus surrounded by the inscription 'BENEMERITO DELLA PATRIA' with oak and laurel branches at the base. Reverse: A trophy of flags and arms crossed behind a Roman suit of armour. The inscription 'INDIPENDENZA ITALIANA 1848' around the circumference. The medal is fitted with a small ring suspender and a piece of 37 mm half purple and half yellow ribbon .
Issued as a commemorative medal for the anniversary of the First War for Italian Independence against the Austrians in 1848. This medal is part of a collection assembled by the late Hon. Sir Thomas Hughes, Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. It was presented to the Memorial in memory of his son, Captain Roger Forrest Hughes, Australian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds in France on 11 December 1916 and his grandson, Flying Officer Peter Roger Forrest Hughes, 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed on active service while flying in the Northern Territory on 3 October 1942.
Italian Bene Merenti Medal. Obverse: In the centre a shield with S.P.Q.R. on a diagonal bar, surmounted by a crown and surrounded with a laurel wreath. The inscription 'ALMAE VERIS GOSS * BENE MERENTI
Liberation of Rome in 1849 Commemorative Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: Crossed bundles of sticks, containing axe heads, behind a shield having a diagonal bar Dexter with 'S.P.Q.R.' Above a she-wo
1848-49 Italian Veterans Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A five pointed star surrounded by a laurel wreath with the bust of King Umberto I facing left, in a centre circle and the inscription 'UMBER
Italian Medal for Military Valour. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The arms of Savoy surmounted by a crown within a wreath of laurel and palm branches, and the inscription 'AL VALORE MILITARE' around the
Defence of Venice 1848-49 Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: In the centre a winged lion standing on an earth mound, holding a sword in the right paw and with a book between his front legs. Above the
Bersaglieri 50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal. unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Alexander of Marmora in uniform facing right with the inscription 'AD ALESSANDRO LA MARMORA I BERSAGLIERI' aro
