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Liberation of Sicily 1860 Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emmanuel II facing left with the inscription '*VITTORIO EMANUELE*' around the circumference. Reverse: The inscription 'ITALIA E CASA DI SAVOIA LIBERAZIONE DI SICILIA' *1860* (Italian House of Savoy Liberation of Sicily 1860) on five lines. The medal is fitted with a loose ring suspender and a piece of 38 mm red ribbon that has a green edge on the left and a white edge on the right.
Awarded to Italian troops, under the command of Garibaldi, who liberated and unified Sicily in May 1860. 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.
Reclamation of Palermo 1860 Medal. Obverse: A Roman eagle standing on an S.P.Q.R. scroll, with 'AI PRODI CUI FU DUCE GARIBALDI' (To the brave man that was Duke Garibaldi) around the circumference. Rev
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
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
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
French China Campaign Medal 1860. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The head of Napoleon III facing left with the inscription 'NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR' within a bound olive wreath. Reverse: The inscription '
