France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed serving with the 2nd Divisional

serving with the 2nd Divisional Engineers

with flaked enamels on the left arm of the cross

measuring 42 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

measuring 62 mm (w) x 90 mm (l) x 22 mm (h)

hairline enamel cracks and restoration to obverse central medallion

France, Ii Empire. A Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 Newly Listed serving with the 2nd Divisional(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,