Circular bronze medal with loop for ribbon suspension; the face with the Etruscan statue of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of the city of Rome, on a plinth inscribed ‘SPQR’ (Senatus Populusque Romanus = the Senate and People of Rome); the reverse inscribed ‘AL MERITO’, a radiant five-pointed star above, all within a circular wreath of oak and laurel; on original ribbon with two small circular stains to the reverse. The medal was awarded by the City of Rome for merit. A nice example.
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