Italy. An 1870 Liberation Of Rome Commemorative Medal Archive Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: Saxe-Ernestine House Order Merit

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: Saxe-Ernestine House Order Merit Medal

where he qualified under CAT Specs as a Leading Infantryman Group 1 on December 1

featuring an ornate design complemented by dagger hanger rings

as he was declared to be illegally absent by a Court of Enquiry and struck off strength as a Deserter on January 11

Italy. An 1870 Liberation Of Rome Commemorative Medal Archive Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: Saxe-Ernestine House Order MeritAn 1870 Liberation of Rome Commemorative Medal (SPQR = Senatus Populusque Romanus = The Senate and People of Rome) Bronze, engraver marked "G. MOSCETTI" on the reverse, 31. 5 mm, light contact, edge nicks, bruised, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on September 27, 1870 and awarded to those who took part in the defence and liberation of Rome from 1849 to 1870.