Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, By Lorioli GTRexclude with EIRE (Ireland) and the

with EIRE (Ireland) and the inscription "Cogadh na Saoirse" (The Fight for Freedom) below

in gilt tombac

It also contains several newspaper cutouts and obituaries

18 mm (w) x 43

residue spots on the obverse

Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, By Lorioli GTRexclude with EIRE (Ireland) and theConstructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its original German manufactured ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of two gladiators (symbolizing Germany and Italy) 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, circumscribed by an inscription of ITALIAN GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA in both Italian and German, the obverse maker