The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 'UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA'. Reverse: The inscription 'VETERANI 1848-49 GUARDIA D'ONORE ALLA TOMBA DEL RE VITTORIO EMANUELE II' on four lines. The medal is fitted with a fixed bar suspender and a piece of 35 mm ribbon in green, blue, white, blue and red.
Awarded by King Umberto I to veterans of the First Italian War of Independence that formed the honour guard at the tomb of King Emanuele II. 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 War of Independence and Unity Medal with five bars '1848', '1849', '1860-61' '1867' and '1870'. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emmanuel II facing left with the inscription 'VITTORIO EMANUELE II R
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
Unification of Italy Medal. Obverse: The bust of Umberto I facing left with the inscription 'UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA' around the circumference. Reverse: 'UNITA D'ITALIA 1848-1870' on three lines surroun
Italian War of Independence and Unity Medal with three bars '1859', '1860-61' and '1866'. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emmanuel II facing left with the inscription 'VITTORIO IMANUELE II RE D'ITALIA' ar
Italian Libya Campaign Medal 1911-12 with two laurel wreath bars '1911' and '1912'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Vittorio Emanuele III facing right with the inscription 'VITTORIO EMANVELE I
Italian China Medal 1900 - 1901. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emanuel III facing left with the inscription 'VICTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA' around the circumference. Reverse: 'CIN
