Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, by Lorioli United Republic of measuring 31 mm x 30

measuring 31 mm x 30 mm

Dated to Berlin on 12 July 1917

A single piece of lacquered dark brown wood comprises the handle grip

the reverse retaining a typewritten label captioning the scene and bearing a date of “14

published by the Verlag Braune Bücher Berlin Carl Rentsch

Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, by Lorioli United Republic of measuring 31 mm x 30Constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its original German issue ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of two gladiators (symbolizing Italy and Germany) grappling with a crocodile (symbolizing Great Britain), the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Arco dei Fileni, flanked by a fasces and swastika, and circumscribed by an inscription of ITALIAN GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA in both Italian and German, the obverse