France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario

52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge (in blackened brass

measuring 44 mm (w) x 44 mm (l) x 12 mm (h)

the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner with a maker’s mark of “БРАЋА ХУГУНИН И КОМП

near very fine condition with the majority of the original silver wash still intact

He is credited with having served in the French theatre on four occasions (December 23

France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario(Mdaille commmorative de la campagne d'Italie de 1859). Instituted in 1859. In silver, engraver marked "BARRE" on the obverse, hallmarked on the reverse of the integral suspension, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, edge nicks, contact marks, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Commemorative Medal of the Italian Campaign 1859 was established by Napoleon III, following the 1859 French campaign in Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence,