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Commemorative Medal for the Libyan Campaign (Medaglia Commemorativa delle Campagne di Libia), 1913
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Commemorative Medal for the Libyan Campaign (Medaglia Commemorativa delle Campagne di Libia), 1913
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Circular silvered metal medal with integral bar for ribbon suspension; the face with the head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right circumscribed ‘VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D’ITALIA’; the reverse inscribed ‘LIBIA’ within a circular laurel wreath; some wear to silvering; on replaced correct ribbon. The medal was instituted by Royal Decree 1144 on 6 September 1913 and awarded to the expeditionary force, colonial troops and attached civilians who served in Libya after 18 October 1912, date of the Peace Treaty with the Ottoman Empire. The medal was manufactured by the Regio Zecca (Royal Mint) and various private versions, such as this example, are also documented.

 
Commemorative Medal for the Libyan Campaign (Medaglia Commemorativa delle Campagne di Libia), 1913
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Commemorative Medal for the Libyan Campaign (Medaglia Commemorativa delle Campagne di Libia), 1913
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Commemorative Medal for the Libyan Campaign (Medaglia Commemorativa delle Campagne di Libia), 1913
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